Dell Precision 350 - Manual (Page 23)

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Drives
Dell Precision™ Workstation 350 Service Manual
Overview
Your computer supports:
l Two hard drives
l Two floppy drives
l Two CD or DVD drives
IDE Drive Addressing
When you connect two IDE devices to a single IDE interface cable and configure them for the cable select setting, the device attached to the last connector on
the interface cable is the master or boot device (drive 0), and the device attached to the middle connector on the interface cable is the slave device (drive 1).
See the drive documentation in your upgrade kit for information on configuring devices for the cable select setting.
Your computer supports up to two IDE devices. Hard drives should be connected to the connector labeled "PRI IDE," and CD/DVD drives should be connected
to the connector labeled "SEC IDE."
Connecting Drive Cables
When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and an interface cable—to the back of the drive.
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the System Information Guide.
1 CD/DVD drive(s)
2 floppy drive(s)
3 hard drive(s)