Connect The Hard Drive - Western Digital 13000RTL - 13 GB Caviar Drive Installation Manual

Connect the Hard Drive

1. Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the Hard Drive(s):
a) If installing the hard drive as the only drive on the cable:
Connect the black connector of the IDE interface cable to the drive.
b) If installing two drives on the same IDE interface cable:
Configure the primary (bootable) drive as Master and the other drive as Slave; then
connect the Master drive to the black connector of the IDE interface cable and the
Slave drive to the gray connector.
2. Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the Motherboard:
Attach the blue end of the IDE interface cable to the 40-pin connector on the
motherboard. Match pin 1 on the IDE interface cable to the connector on the
motherboard.
3. Connect the Power Supply Cable:
Attach the computer system power supply cable to the 4-pin power connector on the back
of your new Western Digital hard drive. The pin connector is keyed to ensure proper
insertion.
Pin 1
Motherboard
Interface cable
from hard drive
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