6.Re-install the tray and the HDD to the chassis by locking the

tray slots to the chassis hooks.

7. Secure the tray with the screw

you earlier removed.

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8.Connect one end of the 40-pin

IDE cable to the IDE connector on the drive.

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

10. Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector (blue connector labeled PRI_IDE) on the motherboard. See page 82 for the location of the primary IDE connector.

To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive:

1.Follow steps 1-7 of the previous section.

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2.Connect one end of the supplied 7-pin SATA cable to the SATA connector at the back of the drive, then connect the other end to a SATA connector on the motherboard. See page 82 for the location of the Serial ATA connectors.

3.Connect the 15-pin SATA power adapter plug to the power connector at the back of the drive, then connect the other end (4-pin male) to a 4-pin (female) power plug from the power supply unit.

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