TM700 User Guide - Upgrading Your System4 - 32Cabling the DeviceThe IDE CableDepending on your configuration, your system may come with two three-connectorIDE interface cables, one joining your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector onthe system board, the other joining your CD or DVD-ROM drive to the secondary IDEconnector on the system board.Each IDE connector on the motherboard supports two devices.The addition of a device to an IDE connector does not require the replacement of theexisting IDE cable.The following figure shows a typical three-connector IDE cable. If the IDE cable is notkeyed with a connector tab, align the coloured edge (Pin 1) of the cable with the pin 1side of the drive connector.■ A - Connects to the motherboard IDE port■B - Red edge (Pin 1)■C - Connects to IDE devicesFigure 4 - 24 : Three-connector IDE CableThe S-ATA CableDepending on your configuration, your system may come equipped with a S-ATAcable.
