Hardware Installation - AOpen CD-WRITER IDE5232 User Manual

CD-WRITER IDE5232
You may consider one of the two ways recommended below to
connect your drive.
♦ To get the most stable performance for the CD-RW drive to write:
Primary IDE Master: Hard Disk
Primary IDE Slave: CD-ROM Drive
Secondary IDE Master: CD-RW drive
♦ For best hard disk performance:
Primary IDE Master: Hard Disk
Secondary IDE Master: CD-ROM drive
Secondary IDE Salve: CD-RW drive

Hardware Installation

1. Turn off the power to the computer system and all peripheral
devices.
2. Disconnect all cables from the back of your computer, and then
remove the cover from the computer.
3. Insert the CD-ReWritable drive into one of the vacant 5.25" drive
bays and secure it with screws to your PC.
In order to prevent interference between the CD-ReWritable drive and the
computer, please make sure to mount the drive using all four mounting
screws.
4. Connect the 40-pin IDE cable from one of the IDE ports on the
mainboard to the 40-pin connector of your CD-ReWritable drive.
Also, connect the power supply cable to the back of the CD-
ReWritable drive.
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