- ASUSTeK COMPUTER Vintage Desktop PC Operating Manual V2-PE3

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ASUS V i n t a g e V 2 - P E 3

To install an IDE hard disk drive:

1. Follow steps 1-4 of the previous section.

2. Connect the blue interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE

connector (blue connector labeled PRI_IDE) on the motherboard.

• If you will install only one hard disk drive, make sure to conﬁgure

your hard disk drive as Master device before connecting the IDE

cable and power plug. Refer to the HDD documentation on how to

set the drive as a Master device.

• If you will install two IDE hard disk drives, conﬁgure the other device

as Slave.

3. Connect the gray interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE

connector on the drive.

4. If you install two IDE hard disk drives, connect the black interface of

the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE connector on the second (Slave) IDE

hard disk drive.

5. Connect a 4-pin power plug from the power supply unit to the power

connector at the back of the drive(s).

IDE ribbo n cab le

Powe r cab le