1. | Slide | the | drive into |
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2. | Align | the |
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3. | Check | to | make | sure | the | alignment | is correct; | then | tighten | the | screws | to secure the | ||||||
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Step 6. Attaching the cables to the drive
Connect the cables to the
1. | If | you | want | to | connect |
| the | drive | to |
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| function | on | your | system board, | locate | the | included |
| audio | cables | and | determine |
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| fits | the | CD | on |
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| sound | adapter. | Connect | one |
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| the | drive | connector |
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| the | other | end | of |
| the | cable | to | your | sound | adapter | CD | port. | Save | the | other | |||||||||||||||
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| use | a |
| different | sound | adapter |
| in | the | future. |
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2. | Attach | a | connector |
| .2/ | to | the | IDE | connector | on | the |
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| Align | the | cable | so | that | the | edge | is |
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| .3/. | Use | the |
| IDE | cable | provided | with | this | option | if | there |
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| IDE | port |
| or | if | there | is | only |
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| device | connector | on |
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| cable. | If | you | use |
| the | included | IDE | cable, | attach |
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| of | the | cable | to | your |
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| to | your | IDE | adapter, |
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| the | IDE | cable | |||||||||
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3. | Locate | one | of | the |
| available | power | cords | attached |
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| computer | power | source. |
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| power | cable | .3/ | to |
| the |
| drive | dc | power | connector. |
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