Disconnect the Data Cable and Power Wire
When removing the data cable and power wires, pull the connectors straight out. Do not rock connectors back and forth or remove a connector by pulling it by its wires or cable.
1.Remove the IDE data cable from the hard drive,
a.Carefully pull the plastic tab of each cable connector away from the hard drive and
b.Following the same procedure, remove the other end of each IDE cable from the drive interface connector on the motherboard. Refer to Figure 8.
HARD DRIVE 1a
IDE CONNECTOR
IDE CONNECTOR 1a
MOTHERBOARD 1b
IDE CONNECTOR
Figure 8. Removing IDE Data Cables
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