If you are installing a PATA optical drive, connect the data cable from the IDE connector on the system board to the optical drive. See Figure 3-18 for PATA drive connections; see Figure 3-24 for PATA cabling guidelines.

Figure 3-24. Cabling a PATA Optical Drive

 

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