HP Colorado 5GB C4354A Installation Manual page 9

13. Refer to the printout from the Install Assistant (see page 3). Find the section
IDE Controllers
See your computer's
manual if you need
help finding the
IDE Controller.
Installing the Hardware
labeled WHICH IDE CONTROLLER?
TIP: If the Install Assistant stated that your tape drive will share the
data cable with another device (such as your CD-ROM), simply follow
the cable already attached to that device down to the circuit board in
order to locate the IDE controller that you need. If you find an extra
connector along that cable, in the next step, simply attach the tape
drive to that cable. Go to step 14 now.
Inside your computer, you may find up to five IDE controllers. Locate the
40-pin IDE controller that will be used by the tape drive as indicated by
the Install Assistant:
The first two IDE controllers (Primary and Secondary) are usually on
the mother board of the computer.
The third, fourth, or fifth IDE controller may be located on an
expansion card or sound board and may not be labeled.
Computer manufacturers use a wide variety of
labels for IDE controllers! Look on your
computer's circuit boards for tiny printing such
as:
- PRI and SEC (for primary IDE and secondary IDE)
- IDE-0 and IDE-1
- IDE-1 and IDE-2
- HD and CD-ROM (most common devices to be attached)
- PCI-IDE and ISA-IDE
You will see a variety of connectors inside
your computer that look similar to the 40-
pin connector but have more or less pins.
Find the connectors that are the correct
size to fit the cable that came in the
box with your drive.
IDE Controllers
Not shown actual size.
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