Connecting the first cd drive or dvd drive, Connecting an additional cd drive or dvd drive – Lenovo 3000 J Series User Manual

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9.

Install

the

drive

into

the

bay.

Align

the

screw

holes

and

install

four

screws

to

secure

the

drive.

10.

A

hard

disk

drive

requires

two

cables;

a

power

cable

that

connects

to

the

power

supply

and

a

signal

cable

that

connects

to

the

system

board.

The

steps

to

connect

a

drive

are

different

depending

on

the

type

of

drive

you

are

connecting.

Use

one

of

the

following

procedures

for

your

drive

connection.

Connecting

the

first

CD

drive

or

DVD

drive

1.

Locate

the

three-connector

signal

cable

that

comes

with

your

computer

or

with

the

new

drive.

2.

Locate

the

secondary

IDE

connector

on

the

system

board.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

21.

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.

Connecting

an

additional

CD

drive

or

DVD

drive

An

additional

drive

can

be

connected

to

either

the

primary

IDE

or

secondary

IDE

connector.

1.

Locate

an

available

IDE

connector

on

the

three-connector

signal

cable

attached

to

either

the

primary

IDE

or

secondary

IDE

connector

on

the

system

board.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

21.

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