Installing The Drive - LG DRD-8120B Owner's Manual

Installing the Drive

Before installing the drive, turn off the system power. Follow the steps below to install the
DVD-ROM drive:
1. Remove the cover from your computer system. Refer to manual for the computer for
details about removing the cover.
2. Adjust the Master/Slave jumpers on the back of the DVD-ROM drive as necessary.
Connect the DVD-ROM drive to the IDE port of your motherboard. In general, the hard
drive will be in Primary IDE port and Master device for booting the operating system.
There are two possible alternate connection for DVD-ROM drive installation.
A) When using a Primary IDE port
If you need to connect your DVD-ROM drive to the same Primary IDE port, the DVD-ROM
drive should be set to Slave position.
Primary connector
B) When using a Secondary IDE port
You can also connect DVD-ROM drive to the Secondary IDE port and set to Master posi-
tion.
Master drive
(Booting hard disk)
Primary connector
E-8
Master drive
(Booting hard disk)
Slave drive
(DVD-ROM drive)
Master drive
(DVD-ROM drive)
Slave drive
(Other IDE drive)
Motherboard
Secondary connector