10 C1607M (6/04)
Disconnect the Data Cable and Power Wire
When removing the data cable and power wires, pull the connectors straight out. Do not rock connectors back and forth
or remove a connector by pulling it by its wires or cable.
1. Remove the IDE data cable from the hard drive, CD-RW drive, and motherboard:
a. Carefully pull the plastic tab of each cable connector away from the hard drive and CD-RW drive. Refer to
Figure 8.
b. Following the same procedure, remove the other end of each IDE cable from the drive interface connector on
the motherboard. Refer to Figure 8.
HARD DRIVE
IDE CONNECTOR
CD-RW
IDE CONNECTOR
MOTHERBOARD
IDE CONNECTOR 1b
1a
1a
Figure 8. Removing IDE Data Cables