2.10Installing a hard disk drive

The system supports one Ultra ATA/133 IDE hard disk drive (HDD).

To install a hard disk drive:

1.Drive two screws in each side of the hard disk drive as shown.

2.Remove the cover. Refer to section “2.4 Removing the cover” for instructions.

3.Position the hard disk drive at the bottom of the drive bay, then slide it inside.

4.Push in the direction of the arrow until the clamp snaps to secure the four screws you put in earlier.

5.Connect one end of the 40-pin IDE cable to the IDE connector on the drive.

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6.Connect a 4-pin power plug from the power supply unit to the HDD power connector.

7.Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector (blue connector labeled PRI_IDE) on the motherboard. See page 3-8 for the connector.

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Configure your hard disk drive as Master device before connecting the IDE cable and power plug. Refer to the HDD documentation on how to set the drive as a Master device.

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