Dell XPS 420 owner manual Drives, General Installation Guidelines

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Drives

Your computer supports:

•Two hard drives (Serial ATA)

•Two FlexBay drives (can contain an optional floppy drive, an optional Media Card Reader, or an optional hard drive).

•Two CD or DVD drives

General Installation Guidelines

Connect the hard drives to the connectors labeled "SATA0" and "SATA1", starting with SATA0. Connect CD/DVD drives to the connectors labeled "SATA2","SATA3", or "SATA4", starting with "SATA2".

Serial ATA hard drives and CD/DVD drives are connected to the connectors labeled "SATA0" to "SATA4" on the system board.

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1interface cable

2interface connector

When connecting and disconnecting a serial ATA cable, hold the cable by the connector at each end.

NOTE: It is recommended that you connect the hard drive to the connector labeled SATA0 on the system board. Connect additional hard drives to connectors labeled SATA1 and SATA2. Connect the CD/DVD drives to connectors adjacent to where the hard drive is connected.

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