Specifications

Attach drive rails to the side of the optical drive with the supplied

screws. Attach the CD audio cable now to save yourself a difficult

reach later. Feed the cable through and slide the optical drive into the

case from the front.

Install the Optical Drive

Attach the power and IDE cables, then connect the IDE cable

to the secondary IDE connector.

Install the drive bay into the case.

Ensure that the master/slave jumper on the hard drive is set correctly for your configuration.

Remove the drive bay from the chassis and

slide the hard drive in so that the connectors

face the inside of the case. Align the side-

mount holes with the holes in the drive bay.

Screw in the hard drive, using the screws

supplied with the case.

Connect the power and IDE cables to the

hard drive. Connect the black end (not the

colored end) of an 80-conductor ribbon cable

to the hard drive.

Connect the colored (usually blue) end

of the IDE hard drive cable to the

primary IDE port on the motherboard.

Install the Hard Drive

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