Dell Dimension 5000 - Manual (Page 79)

Removing and Installing Parts
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Drives
Your computer supports a combination of these devices:
• Up to two serial ATA drives
• One FlexBay drive (floppy drive or Media Card Reader)
• Up to two CD or DVD drives
Connect CD/DVD drives to the connector labeled "IDE" on the system board. Serial ATA hard
drives should be connected to the connectors labeled "SATA0" or "SATA2" on the system board.
IDE Drive Addressing
When you connect two IDE devices to a single IDE interface cable and configure them for the
cable select setting, the device attached to the last connector on the interface cable is the master or
boot device (drive 0), and the device attached to the middle connector on the interface cable is the
slave device (drive 1). See the drive documentation in your upgrade kit for information on
configuring devices for the cable select setting.
CD/DVD drive(s)
FlexBay for optional
floppy drive or
Media Card Reader
hard drive(s)
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