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7. Install the drive into the bay until it snaps into position. 8. Continue at "Connecting drives." Connecting drives The steps to connect a drive are different depending on the type of drive you are installing. Use one of the following procedures for your drive connection. Connecting the first optical drive 1. The drive requires two cables; a power cable that connects to the power supply and a signal cable that connects to the system board. 2. Locate the three-connector signal cable that comes with your computer or with the new drive. 3. Locate the PATA IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 11. 4. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the PATA IDE connector on the system board. To reduce electronic noise, use the connectors at the end of the cable only. 5. Locate the extra four-wire power connector labelled P4 and connect it to the drive. Connecting an additional optical drive or a parallel ATA hard disk drive 1. Locate the extra connector on the three-connector signal cable that is attached to the PATA IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 11. 20 User Guide

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7.
Install
the
drive
into
the
bay
until
it
snaps
into
position.
8.
Continue
at
“Connecting
drives.”
Connecting
drives
The
steps
to
connect
a
drive
are
different
depending
on
the
type
of
drive
you
are
installing.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
for
your
drive
connection.
Connecting
the
first
optical
drive
1.
The
drive
requires
two
cables;
a
power
cable
that
connects
to
the
power
supply
and
a
signal
cable
that
connects
to
the
system
board.
2.
Locate
the
three-connector
signal
cable
that
comes
with
your
computer
or
with
the
new
drive.
3.
Locate
the
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
11.
4.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
To
reduce
electronic
noise,
use
the
connectors
at
the
end
of
the
cable
only.
5.
Locate
the
extra
four-wire
power
connector
labelled
P4
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
Connecting
an
additional
optical
drive
or
a
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
1.
Locate
the
extra
connector
on
the
three-connector
signal
cable
that
is
attached
to
the
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
11.
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User
Guide