Lenovo M58p User Guide - Page 29

Connecting, drive

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5. Slide the drive into the bay until it locks into position. Figure 14. Installing a drive in bay 2 6. Pivot the optical drive bay assembly upward to gain access to the cable connections and connect the signal cable and the power cable for the drive. 7. Continue at "Connecting a SATA drive." Connecting a SATA drive A SATA optical drive or a SATA hard disk drive can be connected to any available SATA connector. 1. Locate the signal cable that comes with the new drive. 2. Locate an available SATA connector on the system board. See "Locating parts on the system board" on page 10. 3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other end to the available SATA connector on the system board. 4. Locate one of the extra five-wire power connectors and connect it to the drive. Figure 15. Connecting a SATA drive Chapter 2. Installing options and replacing hardware 21

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5.
Slide
the
drive
into
the
bay
until
it
locks
into
position.
6.
Pivot
the
optical
drive
bay
assembly
upward
to
gain
access
to
the
cable
connections
and
connect
the
signal
cable
and
the
power
cable
for
the
drive.
7.
Continue
at
“Connecting
a
SATA
drive.”
Connecting
a
SATA
drive
A
SATA
optical
drive
or
a
SATA
hard
disk
drive
can
be
connected
to
any
available
SATA
connector.
1.
Locate
the
signal
cable
that
comes
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
an
available
SATA
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
“Locating
parts
on
the
system
board”
on
page
10.
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
end
to
the
available
SATA
connector
on
the
system
board.
4.
Locate
one
of
the
extra
five-wire
power
connectors
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
Figure
14.
Installing
a
drive
in
bay
2
Figure
15.
Connecting
a
SATA
drive
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
and
replacing
hardware
21