General Installation Guidelines; Connecting Drive Cables; Drive Interface Connectors - Dell GX280DT - GX280 Desktop Computer User Manual

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Drives
Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX280 Systems User's Guide
General Installation Guidelines
Hard Drive
Front-Panel Inserts
Floppy Drive
CD/DVD Drive
Cable Routing
Your computer supports:
One serial ATA hard drive
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One optional floppy drive
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One optional CD or DVD drive
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1 CD/DVD drive
2 floppy drive
3 hard drive
General Installation Guidelines
Connect CD/DVD drives to the connector labeled "IDE" on the
"SATA1" on the system board.

Connecting Drive Cables

When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and a data cable—to the back of the drive and to the system board.

Drive Interface Connectors

IDE Drive Connector Serial ATA Connector
system board. Serial ATA hard drives should be connected to the connectors labeled "SATA0" or