Instruction manual

6. The capacitor is next. It does not have to be oriented.
7. Before you solder the 40-pin disk drive connector, take a moment to think about how you will
supply power to your disk drive, and if the cable or drive plug you will use is “keyed”. The IDE
specification allows for pin 20 to act as a key for orienting the plug in the connector. Here is an
example of a keyed plug:
If you are using a keyed plug, then you should remove pin 20 from the connector before you
solder it in. You can push the pin through the plastic from the bottom with a flat hard object,
like a screwdriver tip, and then pull it out the rest of the way with pliers:
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