Installing a CD-Writer Plus in an Empty Drive Bay | 1-11 |
The IDE connectors may be hidden by some of the computer’s cables or may be behind a drive.
Many computers have an IDE hard drive or CD-ROM that connects to the motherboard through an IDE controller. The data cables on these drives have the same width as the data cable included with your CD- Writer Plus. If your computer has an IDE hard drive or CD-ROM drive, you can follow the data cable from the back of one of those drives and find the IDE controller that connects it to the motherboard.
Computer manufacturers use a wide variety of labels for IDE connectors! Look on your computer’s circuit boards for printing identifying the primary and secondary connectors, such as:
-PRI and SEC
-IDE-0 and IDE-1
-IDE-1 and IDE-2
-HD and CD-ROM (most common devices to be attached)
-PCI-IDE and ISA-IDE
13A. Refer to the Install Recommendation Printout (see page 1-4) to see if you will have one or two devices connected to the data cable.
On page 1-13 you can see what a One Device installation looks like compared to a Two Device installation.
14A. Make the necessary data cable connections for your system.
CAUTION: Do not attach the CD-Writer Plus drive to a sound board’s IDE controller.
Most data cable connectors are keyed to fit only one way. If your connector is not keyed to fit only one way make sure the cable’s colored edge is aligned with PIN-1 where it connects to the CD-Writer Plus drive and where it connects to the IDE controller on the motherboard. Among the labels you may find that identify PIN-1 on the motherboard are PIN1, 1 or a small triangle pointing to the pin.
CAUTION: Make sure that you are attaching the cable correctly! You must locate PIN-1 on each connector and attach the cable so that the edge with the color stripe is aligned with PIN-1. If the cable is attached incorrectly, your computer may not boot up.
