Connecting drive cables, Drive interface connectors – Dell Dimension E520 User Manual

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Removing and Installing Parts

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Connecting Drive Cables

When you install a drive, you connect two cables—a DC power cable and a data cable—to the back of
the drive.

Drive Interface Connectors

Most interface connectors are keyed for correct insertion; that is, a notch or a missing pin on one
connector matches a tab or a filled-in hole on the other connector. Keyed connectors ensure that the pin-
1 wire in the cable goes to the pin-1 end of the connector. The pin-1 end of a connector on a board or a
card is usually indicated by a silk-screened “1” printed directly on the board or card.

1

power cable

2

power input connector

1

interface cable

2

interface connector

1

2

Power Connector

Serial ATA Connector

1

2

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