Maxtor HDD Installation Manual page 15

Primary Master, 0
(Boot Drive)
Secondary Master,
Secondary Slave, 1
Primary Slave, 1
(Additional
Storage)
Primary
Motherboard
Connection
Figure 10
Typical Device Configuration
3. If two drives will be connected to the ATA cable:
• The existing boot drive should be plugged into the black
connector on the cable
• The new drive should be plugged into the gray connector.
If the new drive will be the only device on the ATA cable, plug it
into the black connector on the cable.
4. Connect power cables to all devices plugged into the ATA cable.
Typical ATA Device Configurations
Most systems are capable of holding four ATA/IDE devices, two
devices on the primary cable and two devices on the secondary cable.
Typical configurations are as follows:
New System or Failed Boot Drive
(See "Installing a New Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me)" on page 16.)
0 (CD-ROM)
Cable Position
Primary Master, 0:
(Open)
Primary Slave, 1:
Secondary
Secondary Master, 0:
Motherboard
Secondary Slave, 1:
Connection
Device
Boot Drive (New Maxtor Drive)
No Device
CD/DVD Drive
No Device
Installing the Hard Drive
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