Dell GX240 manual Connecting Drives, Installing Upgrades

With the two IDE interface connectors on the system board, your computer supports up to two IDE devices. IDE hard drives should be connected to the IDE interface connector labeled “IDE1.” (Always connect CD/DVD drives to the IDE interface connector labeled “IDE2.”)

Connecting Drives

When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and an interface cable—to the back of the drive. Your drive’s power input connector (to which you connect the DC power cable) resembles the following connector.

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2power input connector

The drive’s interface connector is a card-edge connector or a header connector, as shown in the following figure.

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