Mass Storage Devices; Connecting Diskette And Ide Devices - Digital Equipment Starion Series Service Maintenance Manual

Digital STARION 400i - 900i PC

Mass Storage Devices

The Starion Minitower PC computer contains five mass storage device bays:
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The top device bay contains a factory-installed 3½-inch diskette drive.
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The second device bay contains a factory-installed CD-ROM drive.
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The third and fourth device bays can hold 5¼-inch, half-height devices. For example, a diskette
drive or a hard disk drive.
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The internal device bay is not accessible from the front of the computer and contains a factory-
installed 3½-inch hard disk drive.
The following procedures and illustrations show a base computer configuration. The specific drive bay
configurations and storage devices might vary.

Connecting Diskette and IDE Devices

Refer to the specific data cable connection topics listed below for illustrations of the relevant connections.
To connect diskette and IDE devices, perform the following:
1) Connect supplied ribbon cable to device.
2) Connect a power cable to device.
3) Replace cover.
4) Connect external devices and restore power.
5) Run BIOS Setup utility to configure computer.
NOTE If only one IDE device is installed, make sure to use the ribbon cable connector
furthest from the main logic board connector.Also, when having IDE devices
installed in both internal drive bays, make sure that the ribbon cable has no twists
between the two IDE drives.
Most cables and sockets are keyed so they cannot be connected backwards. If the
cable or device is not keyed, pin 1 of cable has to be connected to pin 1 of device's
socket.
Pin 1 of cable is on edge with colored stripe. Pin 1 of device's socket should be
marked with a number or symbol at one end of socket or with a number or symbol
printed on circuit board near one end of socket. If necessary, refer to the device's
documentation for pin 1 orientation..
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