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System Power Cables
Power cables come from the power supply and are attached to the
standard storage devices. System power cables vary in length and provide
connector sizes to accommodate a variety of supported storage
configurations. Power cable connectors are keyed to fit only in the correct
position.
Cabling Storage Devices
All storage devices require power and signal cable connections. Devices
shipped with the system are already connected.
Your computer supports the following types of cabled storage devices:
IDE drives — includes hard drive, Zip drive, tape backup unit, CD-
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ROM drive, DVD-ROM drive
diskette drive — 1.44-MB drive
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PC card adapter (with a PC adapter card)
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SCSI hard drive (with a SCSI adapter board).
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IDE Drive Cabling
The following procedure describes how to cable an IDE drive.
Note
The appearance of your device may vary from the one shown.
Connect the signal cable connector to the connector on the IDE drive.
1.
Take care to prevent bending drive connector pins. Align the cable
connector as shown in the following figure.
2.
Locate an available power connector coming from the power supply.
Connect the appropriate power cable to the power connector on the
3.
IDE drive.
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