Ensure that at least one full sized 5.25" bay is open in the case. Examine the
jumper settings on the top of the drive, as you did with the hard-drive. Ensure
that the drive is set to 'master'. If your case came with rails, screw them to
the sides of the CD drive and insert it into the front of the case until it
clicks into place.
Otherwise, slide the drive into the front of the computer until the faceplate of
the drive is flush with the front bezel of the case and the screw holes along
the side of the drive line up with the case. Then, screw it in securely on both
sides. Attach the power cable (same as the hard-drive power cable) to the drive.
Attach your secondary IDE cable to the drive. Note that generally this should be
a regular 40-wire IDE cable, not the 80-wire UDMA IDE cable that is used for the
hard-drive. Some DVD drives will use the 80-wire cable, however. See the picture
below for a comparison of the two IDE cable types.
The drive should be keyed, so the cable will only fit one way, but note that the
red stripe on the IDE cable should be facing the CD power cable.
Attach the long end of the cable to the 'IDE1' or 'IDE2' connector on the
motherboard.
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sound out of the CDROM when playing CD's, we need to attach a special cable
between the CDROM and motherboard/soundcard. The CDROM should come with this
thin 4-pin cable with flat connectors at either end. If not, be sure to pick one
up from the store.
This is the analog audio cable which needs to be connected between the CD drive
and your soundcard (or the motherboard if your soundcard is integrated into the
board.). This allows Audio CDs to be directly played from your CD-ROM like an
audio CD player. Plug the cable from the connector at the back of the CD drive
to the 'audio-in' connector on your soundcard or motherboard. The soundcard
connector should be fairly obvious, check your manual for the location of the
one on your motherboard.
Step 9: Installing the video card
For an AGP videocard: The AGP port is the brown slot at the top of the row of
peripheral (PCI) slots that runs down the board. Ensure that the catch (AGP
Retention Mechanism) at the far end of the port is open, if it is present.
Insert the card firmly into the AGP slot. It should settle evenly, with just a
tiny fraction of the gold traces at the bottom of the card visible. Screw the
card into the expansion bracket.
For a PCI videocard: PCI ports are the white slots running in a row down the
rear edge of the board. Which port you choose is fairly irrelevant, though with
modern video cards, it is always a good idea to leave the slot below the one you
install the card in empty to aid in ventilation of heat. Simply insert the card
firmly into the slot. It should sit evenly once inserted, with only a fraction
of the gold traces on the bottom of the card visible. Screw the card into the
expansion bracket.
