Asus M2A690G installation manual Installing a hard disk drive

7.Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector (labeled PRI_IDE) on the motherboard.

8.Remove the dummy drive slot cover from the front panel.

9.Replace the front panel.

2.8Installing a hard disk drive

To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive:

1.Carefully place the hard disk into the the lowest 3.5-inch drive slot (without the metal plate cover).

2.Fasten the screws to secure the hard disk to the drive slot.

the lowest 3.5- inch drive slot without the metal plate cover

If you do not need to install the optional card reader into your system, you can install the HDD in the one of the 3.5-inch external bay (with the metal plate cover).

3.Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the SATA connector at the back of the drive, then connect the other end to a Serial ATA connector on the motherboard. See page 4-6 for the location of the Serial ATA connectors.

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