Back to Contents PageDrivesDell Precision™ Workstation 690 User's GuideHard DriveDrive PanelsFloppy DriveMedia Card ReaderCD/DVD DriveYour computer supports:l Up to four SAS (serial-attached SCSI) hard drives and one serial ATA (SATA) hard drive, or five SATA hard drivesl Up to four CD/DVD drives (if no floppy drive, Media Card Reader, or hard drive is installed in a 5.25-inch bay)l One floppy drive or Media Card ReaderGeneral 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 ConnectorsSATA and SAS hard drives should be connected to connectors labeled "HDD" on the system board, with the exception of a fifth SATA hard drive installed in a5.25-inch drive bay, which much be connected to the SATA0 connector. Non-hard drive SATA devices should be attached to the connectors labeled SATA. IDECD/DVD drives should be connected to the connectors labeled "IDE."1four 5.25-inch drive bays (can hold a CD/DVD drive, or a floppy drive, Media Card Reader, or SATA hard drive in a special drive case)NOTE: The 5.25-inch Media Card Reader/floppy-drive drive carrier is not interchangeable with the hard-drive drive carrier.2 special floppy drive/ Media Card Reader drive panel plate and insert3 four hard-drive bays (can hold SATA or SAS hard drives)1 power cable2 power input connector
