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12. Push the drive cage outward, and press in on the drive-cage release tab; then,
rotate the cage back into the computer.
13. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now.
14. Replace the support bracket (see "Removing and installing the support
bracket" on page 33).
15. Replace the side cover (see "Replacing the side cover" on page 53).
16. Reconnect the external cables and power cords; then, turn on the attached
devices and the computer.
Power and signal cables for internal drives
Your computer uses cables to connect IDE and SCSI devices to the power supply
and to the system board. (See "System-board internal connectors" on page 29 for
the location of system-board connectors.) Review the following information before
connecting power and signal cables to internal drives:
v The drives that are preinstalled in your computer come with power and signal
cables attached. If you replace any drives, remember which cable is attached to
which drive.
v When you install a drive, ensure that one of the drive connectors of the signal
cable is connected to the drive and that the connector at the other end of the
signal cable is connected to the system board.
v The computer has two IDE buses, primary and secondary. Each of these buses
supports up to two IDE devices. The primary IDE bus uses connector IDE1 on
the system board and the secondary IDE bus uses connector IDE2.
v If you have only one IDE device on a cable, it must be set as a master device.
v If two IDE devices are used on a single cable, one must be designated as the
master device and the other as the subordinate device; otherwise, the computer
might not recognize some of the IDE devices. The master and subordinate
designation is determined by switch or jumper settings on each IDE device.
v If two IDE devices are on a single cable and only one is a hard disk drive, the
hard disk drive must be set as a master device.
The following cables are provided:
v Power cables: Four-wire power cables connect the drives to the power supply.
At the end of these cables are plastic connectors that can be attached to
different drives; these connectors vary in size.
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