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Connecting, serial, drive, Installing, security, features

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2. Connect the extra connector on the signal cable to the new drive. 3. Locate the extra four-wire power connector and connect it to the drive. Connecting a serial ATA hard disk drive A serial hard disk drive can be connected to any available SATA 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 11. 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. Locate one of the extra five-wire power connectors and connect it 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 24. Installing security features To help prevent hardware theft and unauthorized access to your computer, security lock options are available. 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. Chapter 1. Installing options 21

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2.
Connect
the
extra
connector
on
the
signal
cable
to
the
new
drive.
3.
Locate
the
extra
four-wire
power
connector
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
Connecting
a
serial
ATA
hard
disk
drive
A
serial
hard
disk
drive
can
be
connected
to
any
available
SATA
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
11.
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.
Locate
one
of
the
extra
five-wire
power
connectors
and
connect
it
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
24.
Installing
security
features
To
help
prevent
hardware
theft
and
unauthorized
access
to
your
computer,
security
lock
options
are
available.
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.
Chapter
1.
Installing
options
21