1.

Slide

the

drive into

 

the

bay.

Your

computer

might

have

specific

required

 

 

procedures

for

installing

storage devices.

Refer

to

the

documentation

that

comes

 

with

your

 

computer

for

 

further

instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Align

the

 

drive-bay screw holes

with

the threaded

holes

in

the

drive

housing or

 

mounting

bracket;

then

thread

the

screws

in

loosely

to

check

their positions.

 

Usually

two

screws

 

are

used

on

each

side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Check

to

make

sure

the

alignment

is correct;

then

tighten

the

screws

to secure the

 

drive.

Do

 

not

overtighten.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 6. Attaching the cables to the drive

Connect the cables to the CD-RW drive as follows.

1.

If

you

want

to

connect

 

the

CD-RW

drive

to

 

your

 

sound

adapter

or

to

the

sound

 

function

on

your

system board,

locate

the

included

 

audio

cables

and

determine

 

 

 

 

 

which

 

cable

best

 

fits

the

CD

audio-in port

on

 

your

 

sound

adapter.

Connect

one

 

 

 

end

of

the

selected

audio

cable

to

 

the

CD-RW

drive

audio-out

connector

 

 

.1/,

 

and

 

the

other

end

of

 

the

cable

to

your

sound

adapter

CD

audio-in

port.

Save

the

other

 

cable

in

case

you

 

use

a

 

different

sound

adapter

 

in

the

future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Attach

a

40-pin IDE-cable

connector

 

.2/

to

the

IDE

connector

on

the

 

drive.

 

 

Align

the

cable

so

that

the

color-coded

edge

is

 

closest

 

to

the

power

 

cable

 

 

 

connector

 

.3/.

Use

the

 

IDE

cable

provided

with

this

option

if

there

 

is

no

cable

 

attached

to

the

 

IDE

port

 

or

if

there

is

only

 

one

 

device

connector

on

 

the

IDE

 

cable.

If

you

use

 

the

included

IDE

cable,

attach

 

one

 

end

 

of

the

cable

to

your

 

 

system

board

IDE

port

or

 

to

your

IDE

adapter,

 

and

 

the

 

other

end

of

 

the

IDE

cable

 

to

the

CD-RW

drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Locate

one

of

the

 

available

power

cords

attached

 

to

your

 

computer

power

source.

 

 

 

Attach

the four-pin

 

power

cable

.3/

to

 

the

CD-RW

 

drive

dc

power

connector.

 

 

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