Installing Internal Drives - Lenovo NetVista A40p User Manual

Note: To locate connectors on the system board, see "Identifying parts on the
The following are some important points to remember when connecting power and
signal cables to internal drives:
v The drives that are preinstalled in your computer come with power and signal
v When you install a drive, ensure that the drive connector at the end of the signal
v If two IDE devices are used on a single cable, one must be designated as the
v If two IDE devices are on a single cable, and only one is a hard disk drive, the
v If you have only one IDE device on a cable, it must be set as master.
For help in selecting drives, cables, and other options for your computer, see page
9.

Installing internal drives

To install an internal drive:
1. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 53).
2. Remove the bay panel and insert a flat–bladed screwdriver into one of the slots
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- If the cable has two connectors, one of these connectors is attached to the
hard disk drive, and the other attaches to the primary or secondary IDE
connector on the system board.
Note: If you want to add another device, and your computer does not
come with a CD drive or DVD drive preinstalled, you will need a
second signal cable with three connectors. You will need an
80-conductor ATA 100 signal cable if you are replacing the existing
signal cable or adding a second hard disk. ATA 100 signal cables are
color-coded. The blue connector attaches to the system board, the
black connector attaches to the master device, and the gray middle
connector attaches to the secondary (or slave) device.
If your computer comes with a CD drive or DVD drive, it will have
an ATA 100 signal cable. However, if you are installing a hard disk
drive, you must change the switch or jumper setting on the CD drive
or DVD drive to secondary and change the connector used for the
CD drive or DVD drive to the gray middle connector.
– The narrower signal cable has two connectors for attaching the diskette drive
to the diskette-drive connector on the system board.
system board" on page 56.
cables attached. If you replace any drives, it is important to remember which
cable is attached to which drive.
cable is always connected to a drive; also, ensure that the drive connector at the
other end is connected to the system board. This reduces electronic noise from
the computer.
primary or master device and the other as the secondary or slave device;
otherwise, some of the IDE devices might not be recognized by the system. The
primary or secondary designation is determined by switch or jumper settings on
each IDE device.
hard disk drive must be set as the master device.
Note: If your computer has a CD drive or DVD drive, you might need to
remove the signal and power cables from the drive.
on the static shield in the drive bay into which you are installing the drive and