HP Vectra XA 6/xxx HP Vectra XA 6/xxx, User's Guide forMinitower models - Page 28
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2 How to Install Accessories In Your PC Installing Mass Storage Devices Internal Connectors If you add a flexible disk drive, hard disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or tape drive, you need to connect it to power and data cables. The data cables are shown below: For Bootable Hard Disk Drive Connectors for Primary IDE Hard Disk Drives Connectors for 3.5-inch Flexible Disk Drive or Tape Drive Connector for 5.25-inch Flexible Disk Drive Connectors for Secondary IDE Drive for CD-ROM or Hard Disk drive Which Connectors to Use There are two different cables for IDE drives: • The first cable is attached to the connector marked "Primary IDE" on the system board connector, and has two connectors on the cable. The first connector must be connected to the bootable (master) hard disk drive. The second (or slave) connector is for a secondary hard disk drive. • The second cable is attached to the connector marked "Secondary IDE" on the system board, and has two connectors on the cable. The connectors can be used for either CD-ROM drives or hard disk drives. NOTE If you install a hard disk drive and connect it to the same cable to which the CD-ROM drive is connected, the hard disk drive must be connected to the middle connector, not the end connector. If you have a CD-ROM drive currently connected to the middle connector, you must reconnect the CD-ROM drive to the end connector of the cable, and then attach the new hard disk drive to the middle connector. 20 English