Connecting a serial ata hard disk drive, Connecting, Additional – IBM Partner Pavilion 8124 User Manual
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Connecting
an
additional
optical
drive,
or
parallel
ATA
hard
disk
drive
1.
Locate
the
extra
connector
on
the
three-connector
signal
cable
that
is
attached
to
the
PATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
2.
Connect
the
extra
connector
on
the
signal
cable
to
the
new
drive.
3.
Locate
the
extra
four-wire
power
connector
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
Connecting
a
serial
ATA
hard
disk
drive
A
serial
hard
disk
drive
can
be
connected
to
any
available
SATA
IDE
connector.
1.
Locate
the
signal
cable
that
comes
with
the
new
drive.
2.
Locate
an
available
SATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
See
3.
Connect
one
end
of
the
signal
cable
to
the
drive
and
the
other
to
an
available
SATA
IDE
connector
on
the
system
board.
4.
Locate
one
of
the
extra
five-wire
power
connectors
and
connect
it
to
the
drive.
What
to
do
next
v
To
work
with
another
option,
go
to
the
appropriate
section.
v
To
complete
the
installation,
go
to
20
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Guide