Dell Precision 420 - Manual (Page 13)

8. Connect a DC power cable to the power input connector on the back of the drive (see Figure 19 ).
Check all connectors to be certain that they are properly cabled and firmly seated.
9. Connect one of the device connectors on the EIDE cable to the 40-pin interface connector on the back of the hard-disk drive.
NOTICE: You must match the colored strip on the EIDE cable with pin 1 on the drive's interface connector to avoid
possible damage to your system.
Figure 19. Attaching Hard-Disk Drive Cables
10. If it is not already connected, connect the other end of the EIDE cable to the IDE1 connector on the system board.
NOTICE: You must match the colored strip on the EIDE cable with pin 1 on the IDE1 connector to avoid possible damage to
your system.
11. Replace the computer cover. Then reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources, and turn them on.
12. If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, insert a bootable diskette into drive A.
13. Enter System Setup, and update Primary Drive 0 or Primary Drive 1.
After you update the System Setup settings, reboot the system.
14. Partition and logically format your drive before proceeding to the next step.
See the documentation for your operating system for instructions.
1 Screw
2 Hooks (3)
3 Drive bracket
4 Latch
NOTE: Ultra ATA/66 hard-disk drives require an 80-conductor cable to transfer data at full speed. The 80-conductor cable
has a 40-pin connector just like the Ultra ATA/33 cable but has twice as many wires within the cable itself. If you use an Ultra
ATA/33 cable with Ultra ATA/66 hard-disk drives, the drives will transfer data at Ultra ATA/33 speeds.
1 DC power cable
2 Power input connector on drive
3 Interface connector on drive
4 EIDE cable
5 IDE1 connector