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Connecting the Cables

To

connect

the

hard

disk

drive

to

the

computer,

you

need

to

connect

two

cables:

the

hard

disk

drive

ribbon

cable

and

a

power

supply

cable.

Follow

these

steps:

1.

If you

are

installing

your

computer’s

first

hard

disk

drive,

you

need

to

connect

the

hard

disk

drive

ribbon

cable

to

the

system

board

now.

Follow

the

instructions

on

page

5-31

and

then

return

here.

2.

The

hard

disk

drive

ribbon

cable

should

be

connected

to

the

main

system

board.

Locate

the

free

connector

on

the

end

of

this

cable.

(If

there

is a

hard

disk

drive

in

the

lower

horizontal

bay,

the

middle

connector

is

attached

to

that

drive.)

3.

Notice

the

small

tab

in

the

middle

of

the

cable

connector;

align

this

tab

with

the

notch

in

the

hard

disk

drive

connector,

as

shown

in

the

following

illustration.

Note

When

the

hard

disk

drive

ribbon

cable

is

positioned

correctly,

the

red

wire

on

the

cable

aligns

with

pin

1

on

the

drive

connector.

To

identify

pin

1,

look

for

a 1

or

2

at

the

connector

on

the

drive’s

circuit

board.

Installing

and

Removing

Drives 5-11