General Drive Installation GuidelinesWhen you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable from the power supply and a data cable—to the back of the drive. The other end of thedata cable will connect to either an expansion card or to the system board. Most connectors are keyed for correct insertion; that is, a notch or a missing pin onone connector matches a tab or a filled-in hole on the other connector.Power Cable ConnectorsWhen connecting an IDE data cable, align the tab on one connector with the notch on the other. When disconnecting an IDE data cable, grasp the coloredpull-tab and pull until the connector detaches.When you connect two IDE devices to a single IDE data cable and configure the devices for the cable select setting, the device attached to the last connectoron the data cable is primary or the boot device, and the device attached to the middle connector on the data cable is the secondary device. See the drivedocumentation in your upgrade kit for information on configuring devices for the cable select setting.When connecting a SAS or SATA cable, hold the cable by the connector at each end and press firmly into the connector. When disconnecting a SAS or SATAcable, hold the cable by the connector at each end and pull until the connector detaches.SATA Data Cable ConnectorsSAS Data Cable ConnectorsNOTICE: If metal shields are present in your computer configuration, they must be installed at all times while your computer is in use or your computermay not function properly.1 power cable2 power input connector1 SATA data cable2 SATA data connector (on the system board)3 SATA drive1 power cable2 SAS data cable3 SAS connector4 SAS drive
