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Back to Contents Page Dell™ OptiPlex™ 760 Service Manual Drives Drives Your computer supports: l Two SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives l One 3.5-inch floppy drive or media card reader l Two SATA optical drives 1 3.5-inch floppy drive or media card reader 3 hard drive 2 optical drive General Drive Installation Guidelines SATA connectors on the system board are labeled SATA0, SATA1, SATA2, and SATA3. Hard drives must be connected to the lower numbered SATA connectors, while any other SATA devices (like an optical drive) must be connected to the remaining SATA connectors numbered higher than the one that the hard drive(s) is connected to. For example, if you have two SATA hard drives and one SATA optical drive, connect the two hard drives to the SATA0 and SATA1 connectors, and connect the SATA optical drive to the SATA2 connector. See System Board Components for the location of SATA connectors on the system board. Connecting Drive Cables When you install a drive, you connect two cables-a DC power cable and a data interface cable-to the back of the drive. Data Interface Connectors SATA Connector

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Dell™ OptiPlex™ 760 Service Manual
Drives
Drives
Your computer supports:
l
Two SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives
l
One 3.5-inch floppy drive or media card reader
l
Two SATA optical drives
General Drive Installation Guidelines
SATA connectors on the system board are labeled SATA0, SATA1, SATA2, and SATA3.
Hard drives must be connected to the lower numbered SATA connectors, while any other SATA devices (like an optical drive) must be connected to the
remaining SATA connectors numbered higher than the one that the hard drive(s) is connected to. For example, if you have two SATA hard drives and one SATA
optical drive, connect the two hard drives to the SATA0 and SATA1 connectors, and connect the SATA optical drive to the SATA2 connector. See
System Board
Components
for the location of SATA connectors on the system board.
Connecting Drive Cables
When you install a drive, you connect two cables
—
a DC power cable and a data interface cable
—
to the back of the drive.
Data Interface Connectors
1
3.5-inch floppy drive or media card reader
2
optical drive
3
hard drive
SATA Connector