Identifying Device Cables; Diskette Drive Signal Cable - NEC DIRECTION T Manual

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Installation hardware — check to be certain you have
the screws necessary to secure the drive in an accessible
drive slot.

Identifying 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 cable
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system power cables.
Cable connector locations are shown in the system board
figure in Appendix D.
Diskette Drive Signal Cable
The installation of a second diskette drive in your system
may require the replacement of the existing diskette drive
signal cable. If your system comes with a two-connector
cable, you need to replace the cable with a three-connector
cable. Connect an optional diskette drive to the middle
connector on the three-connector diskette drive signal cable.
The colored edge of the cable goes to pin 1 on the cable
connector. Align the red edge of the cable with pin 1 (the
notched end) on the drive connector.
An IDE device, such as an IDE hard disk or IDE
CD-ROM reader, 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 reader is the master device on the
secondary IDE connector.
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