TDK DVW-A020106 Manual page 30

Figure 13: Connecting the 40-pin IDE* flat-ribbon cable
PIN #1 (coloured wire)
NOTE: Ensure your IDE* ribbon connector is the right way up before plugging it into
either your drive or the motherboard*. This can be quite tricky with "unkeyed"
connectors. "Keyed" connectors, however, feature a "key" – marked by a coloured stripe –
that fits into a slot situated at the centre of the IDE* connector of the motherboard*, the TDK
DVD-R/RW writer and any other internal IDE* peripherals. The coloured stripe along one side
of the IDE* cable must match Pin 1 on the motherboard* and Pin 1 on the drive. (Pin 1 on the
drive is closest to the power connector.)
9. Double-check your work. You must ensure the side of the IDE* cable bearing the coloured
stripe is matched to Pin 1 on the motherboard* and on the drive.
Figure 14: Power and IDE* connections for the internal TDK DVD-R/RW writer
CD-ROM audio
connector to PC's
IDE ribbon cable
Internal TDK DVD-R/RW writer
AUX in
CD in
Ensure one cable connector is
attached to the TDK DVD-
R/RW writer and another is
attached to the motherboard*.
Maximum cable length: 45 cm
Power supply
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Power cable