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Asus AP120-E1 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Hardware setup

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6. Connect a 4-pin power plug

from the power supply unit to
the power connector at the
back of the drive.

5. Connect a 40-pin IDE cable to

the IDE connector at the back
of the drive.

5

Refer to the motherboard user guide the correct IDE cable before
connecting anIDE cable to the hard disk drive.

6

To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive:

1. Follow steps 1-4 of the previous section.

2. Connect one end of the supplied 7-pin SATA cable to the SATA

connector at the back of the drive, then connect the other end to a
SATA connector on the motherboard. See page 3-6 for the location of
the SATA connectors.

3.

For Serial ATA HDDs with a 4-pin power connector:

Connect a 4-pin (female) power plug from the power supply unit (PSU)
to the 4-pin (male) power connector at the back of the drive.

For Serial ATA HDDs without a 4-pin power connector:

Use a SATA power cable.
Connect a 4-pin plug (female)
from the PSU to the 4-pin (male)
plug of the SATA power cable.
Connect the 15-pin SATA power
plug to the power connector at
the back of the drive.

Serial ATA power cable

4-pin (male)

15-pin