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To connect an additional ide hard disk drive, Connect, Additional – IBM 8306 User Manual

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7.

Install

the

drive

into

the

bay.

Align

the

screw

holes

and

insert

the

two

screws.

8.

Pivot

the

drive

bay

cage

back

into

place.

9.

Each

integrated

drive

electronics

(IDE)

drive

requires

two

cables;

a

four-wire

power

cable

that

connects

to

the

power

supply

and

a

signal

cable

that

connects

to

the

system

board.

You

might

also

have

an

audio

cable

to

connect.

The

steps

to

connect

an

IDE

drive

are

different

depending

on

the

type

of

drive

you

are

connecting.

Locate

the

procedure

below

for

your

drive

connection.

To

connect

an

additional

IDE

hard

disk

drive

1.

You

will

have

to

obtain

a

three-connector,

ATA-100

compatible

signal

cable

to

connect

your

new

hard

disk.

2.

Remove

the

two-connector

cable

from

the

hard

disk

drive.

3.

Locate

the

primary

IDE

connector

on

the

system

board.

One

end

of

the

three-connector

cable

connects

to

the

hard

disk

drive

and

the

other

connects

to

the

system

board.

See

“Types

8305,

8306,

8309,

and

8313”

on

page

45.

4.

Connect

the

extra

connector

in

the

signal

cable

to

the

new

hard

disk

drive.

5.

Your

computer

has

extra

power

connectors

for

additional

drives.

Connect

a

power

connector

to

the

drive.

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