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screws (4)
1.6-inch drive
Figure 7-11. Inserting a 1.6-Inch Hard-Disk
Drive in the Bracket
7.
Reinstall the hard-disk drive bracket in the chas-
sis (see Figure 7-12).
Insert the bracket's hinge tabs into the chassis slots so
that the tabs hook over the slots. Then rotate the bracket
toward the drive cage, and fit the bracket's sliding tab
on the drive-cage slide rail. Slide the bracket into place.
Reinstall the screw you removed in step 4.
Figure 7-12. Inserting the Drive Bracket in
the Chassis
8.
sliding tab
9.
drive bracket
drive-cage
slide rail
chassis slots
hinge tabs
sliding tab
Connect a DC power cable to the power input con-
nector on the back of the drive (see Figure 7-13).
Check all connectors to be certain that they are prop-
erly cabled and firmly seated.
Connect one of the device connectors on the EIDE
cable to the 40-pin interface connector on the
back of the hard-disk drive (see Figure 7-13).
CAUTION: You must match the colored strip
on the EIDE cable with pin 1 on the drive's
interface connector to avoid possible damage
to your system.
power input
connector on drive
DC power cable
IDE1 connector
IDE2 connector
Figure 7-13. Attaching Hard-Disk Drive
Cables
interface
connector
EIDE cable
Installing Drives
7-9
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