100 Removing and Installing Parts
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• Connect the appropriate interface cable to the interface connector
on the back of the drive.
If you are installing an EIDE or SCSI drive and you have another
drive of the same type in the computer, you can use the spare
connector on the interface cable for th e existing drive. Otherwise,
use the interface cable provided with the new drive.
12 Connect the interface cable(s) to the system board or a controller card,
depending on the type of drive you are installing. See "Attaching
Cables for a Hard Drive."
NOTE: To locate system board drive connectors, see "System Board
Components" or the interior service label.
NOTICE: To avoid possible damage, you must match the colored strip on the
interface cable with pin 1 on both the drive and system board connectors.
• For an EIDE hard drive, connect the drive interface cable to the
primary EIDE connector on the system board. For more
information, see "EIDE Device Installation Guidelines."
• For a SCSI hard drive, connect the drive interface cable to the
SCSI connector on system board. For more information, see "SCSI
Device Installation Guidelines."
• For a drive that comes with its own controller card, connect the
drive interface cable to the controller card.