Connecting Drive Cables, Drive Interface Connectors | Dell T8243

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Connecting Drive 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.

Drive Interface Connectors

Most interface connectors are keyed for correct insertion; that is, a notch or a missing pin on one connector matches a tab or a filled-in hole on the other connector. Serial ATA cables go 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.

Serial ATA Connector

interface cable

interface connector

Power Cable Connector

To connect a drive using the power cable, locate the power input connector on the system board.

power input connector

power cable connector

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Dell T8243, DHP manual Connecting Drive Cables, Drive Interface Connectors, Power Cable Connector

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