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2. Locate the PATA secondary IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 83. 3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the PATA secondary IDE connector on the system board. To reduce electronic noise, use the connectors at the end of the cable only. 4. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a power connector to the drive. 5. If you have a CD-ROM audio cable, connect it to the drive and to the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 83. Connecting an additional CD drive, DVD drive, or parallel ATA hard disk drive An additional drive can be connected to either the PATA primary IDE or PATA secondary IDE connector. 1. Locate an available PATA IDE connector on the three-connector signal cable attached to either the PATA primary IDE or PATA secondary IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 83. 2. Connect the extra connector in the signal cable to the new drive. 3. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a power connector to the drive. Connecting a serial ATA hard disk drive A serial hard disk drive can be connected to either the SATA 1 IDE or SATA 2 IDE connector. 1. Locate the signal cable that comes with the new drive. 2. Locate an available SATA IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 83. 3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to an available SATA IDE connector on the system board. 4. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a power connector to the drive. What to do next v To work with another option, go to the appropriate section. v To complete the installation, go to "Replacing the cover and connecting the cables" on page 96. Installing security features To help prevent hardware theft and unauthorized access to your computer, several security lock options are available. The following sections will help you identify and install the various types of locks that might be available for your computer. In addition to physical locks, unauthorized use of your computer can be prevented by a software lock that locks the keyboard until a correct password is typed in. Make sure that any security cables you install do not interfere with other computer cables. Chapter 4. Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 91

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2.
Locate
the
PATA
secondary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
83.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
PATA
secondary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
To
reduce
electronic
noise,
use
the
connectors
at
the
end
of
the
cable
only.
4.
Your
computer
has
extra
power
connectors
for
additional
drives.
Connect
a
power
connector
to
the
drive.
5.
If
you
have
a
CD-ROM
audio
cable,
connect
it
to
the
drive
and
to
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
83.
Connecting
an
additional
CD
drive,
DVD
drive,
or
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
An
additional
drive
can
be
connected
to
either
the
PATA
primary
IDE
or
PATA
secondary
IDE
connector.
1.
Locate
an
available
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
three-connector
signal
cable
attached
to
either
the
PATA
primary
IDE
or
PATA
secondary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
83.
2.
Connect
the
extra
connector
in
the
signal
cable
to
the
new
drive.
3.
Your
computer
has
extra
power
connectors
for
additional
drives.
Connect
a
power
connector
to
the
drive.
Connecting
a
serial
ATA
hard
disk
drive
A
serial
hard
disk
drive
can
be
connected
to
either
the
SATA
1
IDE
or
SATA
2
IDE
connector.
1.
Locate
the
signal
cable
that
comes
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
an
available
SATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
83.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
an
available
SATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
4.
Your
computer
has
extra
power
connectors
for
additional
drives.
Connect
a
power
connector
to
the
drive.
What
to
do
next
v
To
work
with
another
option,
go
to
the
appropriate
section.
v
To
complete
the
installation,
go
to
“Replacing
the
cover
and
connecting
the
cables”
on
page
96.
Installing
security
features
To
help
prevent
hardware
theft
and
unauthorized
access
to
your
computer,
several
security
lock
options
are
available.
The
following
sections
will
help
you
identify
and
install
the
various
types
of
locks
that
might
be
available
for
your
computer.
In
addition
to
physical
locks,
unauthorized
use
of
your
computer
can
be
prevented
by
a
software
lock
that
locks
the
keyboard
until
a
correct
password
is
typed
in.
Make
sure
that
any
security
cables
you
install
do
not
interfere
with
other
computer
cables.
Chapter
4.
Types
8189,
8190,
8194,
8195,
8415,
8432,
and
8433
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