Device Cables; Diskette Drive Signal Cable; Ide Signal Cables; Figure 3-9 System Board Cable Connectors - NEC DIRECTION SP B - SERVICE MANUAL 1998 Service Manual

An IDE device, such as an IDE hard disk or IDE CD-ROM drive, must be set
correctly as the first (master) or second (slave) device on the IDE channel.
The standard IDE hard disk is set as the master device on the primary IDE
connector. The standard CD-ROM drive is the master device on the
secondary IDE connector.
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SCSI device — The last SCSI device connected to the system (internally or
externally) must have a termination resistor, either installed manually or set
automatically if the device is self-terminating. Check the manufacturer's
documentation.
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Installation hardware — check to be certain you have the screws necessary to
secure the drive in an accessible drive slot.

Device Cables

The cables used for the installation of optional storage devices include:
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diskette drive signal cable

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IDE signal cables

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system power cables.
The addition of a diskette drive might require the replacement of the existing diskette drive
cable. The addition of an IDE device does not require the replacement of the existing IDE
cable. The existing IDE cables support two devices on each cable.
Cable connector locations are shown in Figure 3-9.

Figure 3-9 System Board Cable Connectors

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