HP CD-WRITER PLUS User Manual page 8

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You will see a variety of connectors
inside your computer that look similar
to the 40-pin connector, but have
more or fewer pins. Find the
connectors that are the correct size to
fit the cable that came in the box with
your drive.
The IDE connectors may be hidden by some of the computer's cables or
may be behind a drive.
Many computers have an IDE hard drive or CD-ROM that connects to
the motherboard through an IDE controller. The data cables on these
drives have the same width as the data cable included with your CD-
Writer Plus. If your computer has an IDE hard drive or CD-ROM drive,
you can follow the data cable from the back of one of those drives to find
the IDE controller.
Computer manufacturers use a wide variety of labels for IDE connectors.
Look on your computer's circuit boards for printing identifying the
primary and secondary connectors, such as:
- PRI and SEC
- IDE-0 and IDE-1
- IDE-1 and IDE-2
- HD and CD-ROM (most common devices to be attached)
- PCI-IDE and ISA-IDE
How to Find the IDE Connectors