Recommended Drive Cable Connections; Connecting Drive Cables - Dell Vostro 410 Service Manual

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Drives
Dell™ Vostro™ 410 Service Manual
About the Drives in Your Computer
Hard Drives
Floppy Drive
Media Card Reader
Optical Drive
CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the cover.
About the Drives in Your Computer
Your computer supports a combination of these devices:
Up to four 3.5-inch SATA hard drives
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Up to three SATA 5.25-inch optical drives (with a maximum of two
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3.5-inch SATA hard drives installed at the same time)
One optional Floppy Drive or optional Media Card Reader (FlexBay)
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1 drive bay 2 optional optical drive
3 optional drive 4 optional FlexBay (Floppy Drive or Media Card
Reader)
5 3.5-inch SATA drive bays
(4)

Recommended Drive Cable Connections

Connect serial ATA hard drives to connectors labeled "SATA0," "SATA1," "SATA2," or "SATA3" on the system board.
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Connect serial ATA CD or DVD drives to connectors labeled "SATA4" or "SATA5" on the system board.
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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.