Power And Signal Cables For Internal Drives - IBM A60 Type 6833 User Manual

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Power and signal cables for internal drives

Your computer uses cables to connect integrated drive electronics (IDE) drives to the
power supply and to the system board. The following cables are provided:
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41.3 mm (1.6 in.)
41.3 mm (1.6 in.)
25.4 mm (1.0 in.) 3.5-inch diskette drive (preinstalled)
25.4 mm (1.0 in.) 3.5-inch hard disk drive (preinstalled)
Drives that are greater than 41.3 mm (1.6 in.) high cannot be installed.
Install removable media (tape or CD) drives in the accessible bays: bay 1 or 2.
Four-wire power cables connect most drives to the power supply. At the end of
these cables are plastic connectors that attach to different drives; these connectors
vary in size. Also, certain power cables attach to the system board.
Flat signal cables, also called ribbon cables, connect IDE and diskette drives to the
system board. There are two sizes of ribbon signal cables that come with your
computer:
— The wider signal cable has two or three connectors.
– If the cable has three connectors, one of these connectors is attached to the
drive, one is a spare, and the third is attached to the primary or secondary
IDE connector on the system board.
– If the cable has two connectors, one of these connectors is attached to the
hard disk drive, and the other is attached to the primary or secondary
IDE connector on the system board.
Note: If you want to add another device and your computer does not
come with a CD drive or DVD drive preinstalled, you will need a
second signal cable with three connectors. You will need an 80-
conductor ATA 100 signal cable if you are replacing the existing
signal cable or adding a second hard disk drive. ATA 100 signal
cables are color-coded. The blue connector is attached to the
system board, the black connector is attached to the master device,
and the gray middle connector is attached to the secondary (or
slave) device.
If your computer comes with a CD drive or DVD drive, it has an
ATA 100 signal cable. However, if you are installing a hard disk
drive, you must change the switch or jumper setting on the CD
drive or DVD drive to secondary and change the connector that is
used for the CD drive or DVD drive to the gray middle connector.
CD-ROM drive (standard in some models)
DVD-ROM drive (standard in some
models)
CD-RW drive (standard in some models)
DVD-CDRW drive (standard in some
models)
5.25-inch hard disk drive
CD-RW drive (standard in some models)
5.25-inch hard disk drive
3.5-inch hard disk drive (requires a
mounting bracket)
CD-ROM drive
DVD-ROM drive