IDE Drive Addressing | Dell DCSM guide

Up to two CD or DVD drives

1 CD/DVD drive(s)

2 FlexBay for optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader

3 hard drive(s)

Connect CD/DVD drives to the connector labeled "IDE" on the system board. Serial ATA hard drives should be connected to the connectors labeled "SATA0" or "SATA2" on the system board.

IDE Drive Addressing

When you connect two IDE devices to a single IDE interface cable and configure them for the cable select setting, the device attached to the last connector on the interface cable is the master or boot device (drive 0), and the device attached to the middle connector on the interface cable is the slave device (drive 1). See the drive documentation in your upgrade kit for information on configuring devices for the cable select setting.

Connecting and Disconnecting Drive Interface Cables

When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and a data cable—to the back of the drive and to the system board.

When removing an IDE drive data cable, grasp the colored pull-tab and pull until the connector detaches.

Most interface connectors are keyed for correct insertion; that is, a notch or a missing pin on one connector matches a tab or

afilled-in hole on the other connector. Keyed connectors ensure that the pin-1 wire in the cable (indicated by the colored stripe along one edge of the IDE cable—serial ATA cables do not use a colored stripe) goes to the pin-1 end of the connector. The pin-1 end of a connector on a board or a card is usually indicated by a silk-screened "1" printed directly on the board or card.

NOTICE: When you connect an IDE interface cable, do not place the colored stripe away from pin 1 of the connector. Reversing the cable prevents the drive from operating and could damage the controller, the drive, or both.

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Dell DCSM manual IDE Drive Addressing, Connecting and Disconnecting Drive Interface Cables

Contents

Model Dcsm August 2006 Rev. A01 Recommended Tools Before You BeginGetting Started Turning Off Your Computer Remove the computer cover Back to Contents Technical Overview Front View of the Computer Back View of the Computer Page Inside View of Your Computer System Board Components Power Supply DC Connector Pin Assignments DC Main Power Connector P1 Pin Number Signal Name AWG Wire DC FDD Connector P7 DC Processor Power Connector P2DC Peripheral Connectors P3 and P5 Pin Number Signal Name 18-AWG Wire DC Peripheral Connectors P8 and P9 Memory SpecificationsProcessor Computer Information Expansion Bus ConnectorsAudio Drives Power Controls and Lights Physical Environmental Removing the Computer Cover Memory Removing and Installing PartsDDR2 Memory Overview Addressing Memory With 4-GB Configurations Removing Memory Installing Memory Cards Replace the computer cover Installing a PCI Card PCI CardsPage Removing a PCI Card Installing a PCI Express Card PCI Express CardsPage Page Removing a PCI Express Card Drive Panel Removing the Drive Panel Removing the Drive-Panel Insert Replacing the Drive-Panel Insert Replacing the Drive Panel Front PanelRemoving the Front Panel Drives Connecting and Disconnecting Drive Interface Cables IDE Drive Addressing Power Cable Connector Hard Drive Removing a Hard Drive Installing a Hard Drive Adding a Second Hard Drive Floppy Drive Removing a Floppy Drive Installing a Floppy Drive Replace the computer cover Media Card Reader Optional Removing a Media Card Reader Installing a Media Card Reader Page CD/DVD Drive Removing a CD/DVD Drive Installing a CD/DVD Drive Replace the computer cover Heat-Sink Assembly Removing the Heat-Sink Assembly Processor Removing the Processor Installing the Processor Install the heat-sink assembly Replace the computer cover Fan Assembly Removing the Fan Assembly Front I/O Panel Removing the Front I/O Panel Password features are enabled Jumper SettingsJumper Setting Description System Board Remove the heat-sink assembly and processor Removing the System Board Power Supply Replacing the System Board Removing the Power Supply Replacing the Power Supply Replacing the Computer Cover When to Use the Dell Diagnostics TroubleshootingDell Diagnostics Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive Option Function Dell Diagnostics Main MenuTab Function Suggested Resolution Power Light Problem DescriptionSystem Lights Diagnostic Lights Light Pattern Problem Description Suggested Resolution Beep Codes System Setup Screens System SetupEntering System Setup Overview System Setup Options System RAID Auto Power Time Off Maintenance Option Settings Boot SequenceChanging Boot Sequence for the Current Boot Clearing Forgotten Passwords Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots Clearing Cmos Settings