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• Connect the appropriate interface cable to the interface connector

on the back of the drive.
If you are installing an EIDE or SCSI drive and you have another

drive of the same type in the computer, you can use the spare

connector on the interface cable for the existing drive. Otherwise,

use the interface cable provided with the new drive.

• If the drive has audio output capability, such as a CD drive,

connect the audio cable to the audio connector on the back of the

drive.

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Connect the interface cable(s) to the system board or a controller card,

depending on the type of drive you are installing. See "

Attaching

Cables for an Externally Accessible Drive

."

NOTE:

To locate system board drive connectors, see "

System Board

Components

."

NOTICE:

To avoid possible damage, you must match the colored strip on the

interface cable with pin 1 on both the drive and system board connectors.

NOTICE:

To avoid possible damage, ensure that drive cables are secured in

the cable retainer and in the drive bay cable clips. See "

Attaching Cables for an

Externally Accessible Drive

" and "

Attaching Cables for the Diskette Drive

."

• For a diskette drive or non-EIDE tape drive, connect the drive

interface cable to the diskette connector on the system board.

• For an EIDE CD, zip, or tape drive, connect the drive interface

cable to the secondary EIDE connector on the system board. For

more information, see "

EIDE Device Installation Guidelines

."

• For an EIDE hard drive, connect the drive interface cable to the

primary EIDE connector on the system board. For more

information, see "

EIDE Device Installation Guidelines

."

• For a SCSI drive, connect the drive interface cable to the SCSI

connector on system board. For more information, see "

SCSI

Device Installation Guidelines

."

• For a drive that comes with its own controller card, connect the

drive interface cable to the controller card.

• For a drive that has audio output capability, such as a CD drive,

connect the audio cable to the audio (CD input) connector on the

system board.