Connecting A Parallel Ata Drive; Connecting A Serial Ata Drive - Lenovo THINKCENTRE 9120 Replacement Manual

3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the IDE
4. Locate the extra four-wire power connector and connect it to the drive.
Figure 15. Connecting a parallel ATA drive

Connecting a serial ATA drive

A serial optical or additional hard disk drive can be connected to any available
SATA IDE connector.
1. Locate the signal cable that comes with the new drive.
2. Locate an available SATA IDE connector on the system board. See "Identifying
3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to an available
4. Locate one of the extra five-wire power connectors and connect it to the drive.
Figure 16. Connecting a serial ATA drive
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connector on the system board.
parts on the system board" on page 9.
SATA IDE connector on the system board.
What to do next
v To work with another option, go to the appropriate section.
v To complete the installation, go to Chapter 4, "Completing the parts
replacement," on page 43.