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Fitting the Drives
Fitting a Floppy Disk Drive
The next step is to install your data storage devices.
Unpack the FDD (Floppy Disk Drive). Make sure at this stage
that you have your anti-static measures in place and even
briefly make contact with both hands on the metal of the
case to make sure.
You will notice, on the front panel of your PC case, there
is an opening the same size as the floppy drive's front
panel (if there is a plastic cover plate fitted, just gently
push it out from behind.)
Slide the floppy drive into the opening backwards such that
its front panel becomes flush with the front of the PC case.
Clear any obstructions to this insertion from inside the
case if necessary.
Once fully inserted, there should be some fixing holes
inside the case such that you can secure the floppy drive to
the case. Use the
fine threaded
screws for this.
Fitting the Drives
Fitting a Hard Disk Drive
Unpack the HDD. Make sure at this stage that you have your
anti-static measures in place, and even briefly make contact
with both hands on the metal of the case to make sure.
IDE Hard Drives
Locate the IDE
Configuration Pins on the HDD. These can
usually be found next to the power and data connections, and
will be a group of six or eight small pins with a small
plastic 'jumper' attached between two of the pins. If this
is to be the only HDD in your PC, then set this to
Master.
Alternatively, if this is to be an additional HDD then it
must be set to
Slave.
S-ATA Hard Drives
If you have a S-ATA (Serial-ATA) drive then no configuration
should be necessary, as only one S-ATA drive can be
connected to each S-ATA connector on the motherboard.
The Hard Drive differs from the Floppy Drive in that it is
usually inserted from within the PC case. On one end of the
Hard Drive will be the sockets for connecting the cables.
This end must point into the case such that the cables can
be connected later on.
Gently slide the Hard Drive into the bay that now holds the
floppy drive above. Move the drive around until you find the
fixing points. You may need to clear any obstructions to
this insertion from inside the case if necessary.
Once inserted, use the
coarse-threaded
screws to secure the drive to the case.
Fitting the Drives
Fitting a CD or DVD Drive
Unpack the CD-ROM. Make sure at this stage that you have
your anti-static measures in place, and even briefly make
contact with both hands on the metal of the case to make
sure.
Using the IDE
Configuration Pins set this device as a
Master.
In some cases, particularly with DVD or CD-Writers, it is
necessary to select
Slave for
best performance.
As with the floppy drive, you will notice, on the front
panel of your PC case, there is an opening the same
dimensions as the front panel (if there is a plastic cover
plate fitted, just gently push it out from behind.) Slide
the CD-ROM into the opening backwards such that its front
panel becomes flush with the front of the PC case.
Once fully inserted, there should be some fixing holes
inside the case such that you can secure the CD-ROM drive to
the case. Use the 'fine threaded' screws for this.
Once inserted, use
fine-threaded
screws to secure the drive to the case.
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