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7. Install the drive into the bay and lock it into position. Note: Some drives might require screws to secure the drive into the bay. If this is the case, align the screw holes, and insert the screws to secure the drive. 8. A hard disk drive requires two cables; a power cable that connects to the power supply and a signal cable that connects to the system board. v A parallel ATA hard disk drive requires a four-wire power cable. v A serial ATA hard disk drive requires a five-wire power cable. 90 User Guide The steps to connect a drive are different depending on the type of drive you are connecting. Use one of the following procedures for your drive connection. Connecting the first CD drive or DVD drive 1. Locate the three-connector signal cable that comes with your computer or with the new drive.

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7.
Install
the
drive
into
the
bay
and
lock
it
into
position.
Note:
Some
drives
might
require
screws
to
secure
the
drive
into
the
bay.
If
this
is
the
case,
align
the
screw
holes,
and
insert
the
screws
to
secure
the
drive.
8.
A
hard
disk
drive
requires
two
cables;
a
power
cable
that
connects
to
the
power
supply
and
a
signal
cable
that
connects
to
the
system
board.
v
A
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
requires
a
four-wire
power
cable.
v
A
serial
ATA
hard
disk
drive
requires
a
five-wire
power
cable.
The
steps
to
connect
a
drive
are
different
depending
on
the
type
of
drive
you
are
connecting.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
for
your
drive
connection.
Connecting
the
first
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive
1.
Locate
the
three-connector
signal
cable
that
comes
with
your
computer
or
with
the
new
drive.
90
User
Guide