2.Locate the hard disk drive ribbon cable that came with the computer. It is a flat cable with three connectors: one on each end and one in the middle, as shown below.

tab

 

 

main system

vertical drive

horizontal drive

board connector

connector

 

connector

 

 

 

3.Select the connector on the end of the longest part of the cable (the main system board connector). Notice the small tab in the middle of the cable connector, as shown in the illustration above. Align the connector so that the tab aligns with the notch, as shown below. (The option card connector board and diskette drive ribbon cable are removed from the illustration for clarity.)

notch

Installing and Removing Drives 5-31