4.Connect a 15-pin Serial ATA power plug from the power supply unit to the 15-pin power connector at the back of the drive.

-OR -

Connect a 4-pin (female) power plug from the power supply unit to the 4-pin (male) power connector at the back of the drive.

Serial ATA power

Serial ATA cable

cable

 

If your Serial ATA HDD has both 4-pin and 15-pin connectors at the back, use either the 15-pin SATA power adapter plug OR the legacy 4‑pin power connector. DO NOT use both to prevent damage to components and to keep the system from becoming unstable.

To install an IDE hard disk drive:

1.Follow steps 1-2 of the previous section.

2.Connect the blue interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector (blue connector labeled PRI_IDE) on the motherboard. See page

4-6 for the location of the connector.

IDE ribbon cable

Power cable

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Chapter 2: Basic installation