42 IBM : Hardware Maintenance Manual
The steps to connect an IDE drive are different depending on the type of drive you are
connecting. Locate the procedure below for your drive connection.
To connect the first IDE CD drive or DVD drive
1. Locate the three-connector signal cable that came with your computer or with the
new drive.
2. Locate the secondary IDE connector and CD-ROM audio connector on the system
board. See “Identifying parts on the system board - desktop model” on page 35.
3. Connect one end of the signal cable to the drive and the other to the secondary
IDE connector on the system board. To reduce electronic noise, use the connectors
at the end of the cable only.
4. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a
power connector to the drive.
5. If you have a CD-ROM drive audio cable, connect it to the drive and the system
board.
To connect an additional IDE CD drive or DVD
drive
1. Locate the secondary IDE connector on the system board and the three-connector
signal cable. See “Identifying parts on the system board - desktop model” on page
35.
2. Connect the extra connector in the signal cable to the new CD drive or DVD drive.
3. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a
power connector to the drive.
To connect an additional IDE hard disk drive
1. You will have to obtain a three-connector, ATA-100 compatible signal cable to
connect your new hard disk.
2. Remove the two-connector cable from the hard disk drive.
3. Locate the primary IDE connector on the system board. One end of the three-
connector cable connects to the hard disk drive and the other connects to the
system board. See “Identifying parts on the system board - desktop model” on
page 35.
4. Connect the extra connector in the signal cable to the new hard disk drive.
5. Your computer has extra power connectors for additional drives. Connect a
power connector to the drive.
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