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Connecting, first, drive - 8187 power supply

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7. Install the drive into the bay. Align the screw holes and insert the two screws. 8. Pivot the drive-bay cage back into place. 9. 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 procedure 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. 2. Locate the PATA secondary IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 32. 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. Chapter 2. Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 39

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7.
Install
the
drive
into
the
bay.
Align
the
screw
holes
and
insert
the
two
screws.
8.
Pivot
the
drive-bay
cage
back
into
place.
9.
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
procedure
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.
2.
Locate
the
PATA
secondary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
32.
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.
Chapter
2.
Types
8128,
8187,
8188,
8193,
8414,
and
8431
39