3.If you are installing your first hard disk drive, you must locate the hard disk drive cable that came with your computer. You connect this cable to the appropriate connector on the main system board. This connector, labelled IDE, is located next to the diskette drive connector.

Connect the cable to the IDE connector, aligning the tab on the cable with the notch on the connector.

notch

tab

 

IDE

4.Connect the power supply and drive cables, as described below.

Connecting the Cables

Follow these steps to connect the power supply and drive cables:

1.If the subassembly is out of the computer, follow the steps in Chapter 4 to replace it.

2.Locate one power supply cable for each drive you installed in the internal drive bay. You can use any of the free cables labelled Pl through P5. If you removed the subassembly earlier, also reconnect the power supply cable(s) to the drive(s) in the external drive bay.

6-18Installing and Removing Drives