Cables and Connectors in Your PC
Internal drives such as hard drives and CD-ROM drives use data and power cables. These are connected to
the system board and internal devices as shown below. You must also connect the power connector, status
panel connector and CD audio connector (if a CD-ROM is fitted) to the system board.
XE310 Series 1
Processor fan connector
CD audio connector
XE310 Series 2
Processor fan connector
CD audio connector
Power connector
Floppy drive
IDE device
(CD-ROM, DVD-ROM IDE device
Power connector
or Zip drive)
Upgrading and Replacing PC Hardware
IDE device
(Hard drive)
Clear CMOS and
Clear Passwords
jumpers
Status panel connector
IDE device
(CD-ROM, DVD-ROM
or Zip drive)
(Hard drive)
Floppy drive
Status panel connector
Clear CMOS and
Clear Passwords
jumpers
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