Drive cabling information

Your computer includes three different types of drive cables. Each drive cable is clearly labeled, indicating cable-type and showing which end is connected to the appropriate connector on the system board and which end is connected to the drive.

Use the diskette drive connector cable to connect the diskette drive. Use the standard IDE connector cable to connect IDE devices such as CD drives and standard IDE hard drives. Use the 80-conductor IDE cable to connect DMA-100-compatible hard drives.

Important The CD drive may be connected to the primary IDE controller and the hard drive may be connected to the secondary IDE controller. Drive assignments will reflect the correct configuration from the factory.

Adding or replacing drives

Use these procedures to replace 5.25-inch drives such as CD/DVD drives, 3.5-inch drives such as diskette drives, and hard drives.

To add or replace a CD/DVD or diskette drive:

1Open the case by following the procedure “To open the Gateway Mid-Tower case:” on page 17.

2Return the case to its upright position.

22Working with the Gateway Mid-Tower case