2.5.2Installing a SATA hard disk drive

To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive:

1.Follow steps 1 to 5 of the previous section.

2.Connect one end of the 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. Refer to the motherboard documentation for the location of the SATA connectors

3.For Serial ATA HDDs with a 4- pin power connector:

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

For Serial ATA HDDs without a

4-pin power connector: Use a SATA power cable.

Connect a 4-pin plug (female)

 

1 5 - p i n

from the PSU to the 4-pin

 

 

 

 

(male) plug of the SATA

 

 

 

power cable. Connect the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15-pin SATA power plug to

 

 

 

the power connector at the

 

 

 

4 - pi n (male)

back of the drive.

 

 

 

Serial ATA power cable

 

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