Lenovo M50e Series, A50 manual Connecting the first CD drive or DVD drive, 42User Guide

6.Install the drive into the bay. Align the screw holes and install two screws to secure the drive.

7.A hard disk drive requires two cables; a power cable that connects to the power supply and a signal cable that connects to the system board.

v A parallel ATA hard disk drive requires a four-wire power cable.

vA serial ATA hard disk drive requires a five-wire power cable.

The steps to connect a drive are different depending on the type of drive you are connecting. Use one of the following procedures for your drive connection.

Connecting the first CD drive or DVD drive

1.Locate the three-connector signal cable that comes with your computer or with the new drive.

2.Locate the secondary IDE connector on the system board. See “Identifying parts on the system board” on page 35.

3.Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the secondary IDE connector on the system board. To reduce electronic noise, use the connectors at the end of the cable only.

4.Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a power connector to the drive.

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