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9. Install the drive into the bay. Align the screw holes and install four screws to secure the drive. 10. 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. 32 User Guide The steps to connect a drive are different depending on the type of drive you are connecting. Use one of the following procedures 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 secondary IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 21. 3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the secondary IDE connector on the system board. To reduce electronic noise, use the connectors at the end of the cable only. 4. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a power connector to the drive. Connecting an additional CD drive or DVD drive An additional drive can be connected to either the primary IDE or secondary IDE connector. 1. Locate an available IDE connector on the three-connector signal cable attached to either the primary IDE or secondary IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying parts on the system board" on page 21.

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9.
Install
the
drive
into
the
bay.
Align
the
screw
holes
and
install
four
screws
to
secure
the
drive.
10.
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.
The
steps
to
connect
a
drive
are
different
depending
on
the
type
of
drive
you
are
connecting.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
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
secondary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
21.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
the
secondary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
To
reduce
electronic
noise,
use
the
connectors
at
the
end
of
the
cable
only.
4.
Your
computer
has
extra
power
connectors
for
additional
drives.
Connect
a
power
connector
to
the
drive.
Connecting
an
additional
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive
An
additional
drive
can
be
connected
to
either
the
primary
IDE
or
secondary
IDE
connector.
1.
Locate
an
available
IDE
connector
on
the
three-connector
signal
cable
attached
to
either
the
primary
IDE
or
secondary
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Identifying
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
21.
32
User
Guide