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Assemble Parts
STEP 6
Connect the Cables
It's time to wire everything up. When
making connections, make sure that pin 1 of the wide data
cables (usually the red wire) connects to pin 1 of the drive
and motherboard connectors. (If you're lucky, you'll have
keyed connectors on the cables that fit in only one way.) Note
the beveled edge on the power connectors and their sockets,
but be careful: You can force them in the wrong way.
A. Attach the floppy disk data
cable from the drive to the floppy connector on the
motherboard.
B. Plug the wide data cable into
the primary EIDE channel connector on the motherboard and into
the first hard drive on the other end. If you have a second
drive on that channel, attach the second connector on the
cable to it. (It doesn't matter which connector you use on
which drive.)
C. Connect a wide data cable
from the secondary EIDE connector on the motherboard to your
CD-RW drive. Attach the second connector to the second EIDE
drive on that channel (if any).
D. Run the thin audio cable (not
pictured) from the rear of your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to the
appropriate connector on the sound card--or to the
motherboard, if you're using its built-in sound support.
E. Plug power connectors into
your floppy drive; your hard drive(s); your CD-ROM, CD-RW, or
DVD-ROM drives; and any other removable-media drives.
Other drives (such as a DVD-ROM) may
have additional cables. Follow the directions that came with
the drive to connect these cables correctly. If you run out of
power leads, purchase a "Y" connector to add a lead.
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