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Connect CD-ROM

May 31, 1999
By David Risley

Assuming your CD-ROM is already installed in the case, you can now connect it to the motherboard and power supply.

Attach the power supply to the drive. Just like a hard drive, find a free 4-wire power plug and plug it into the power connector on the CD-ROM.
Attach the ribbon cable. Connect one end to the CD-ROM, paying attention to Pin 1, and the other end to IDE Controller 2 on the motherboard. It is best to have the CD-ROM on its own IDE channel from the hard drive instead of as a slave to the hard drive.
Attach the Audio Cable. This small 3-wire connector goes from a plug on the back of the CD-ROM to a 3-pin plug on the sound card. You can connect it to the sound card now, or wait until after you actually install a sound card in the system.
Double check your work.

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	2	Purchase/Collect Components
	3	Remove System Case
	4	Prepare Case
	5	Install Floppy Drive
	6	Configure Hard Drive & CD-ROM
	7	Install Hard Drive
	8	Install CD-ROM
	9	Configure the Motherboard
	10	Install the CPU
	11	Install Heat Sink
	12	Install Cache Module
	13	Install Memory
	14	Install Motherboard
	15	Install I/O Port Connectors
	16	Connect the Motherboard to the Case
	17	Connect Floppy to Motherboard
	18	Connect Hard Drive
•	19	Connect CD-ROM
	20	Install Video Card
	21	Post-Assembly
	22	Initial Boot-Up
	23	Configure the BIOS
	24	Test Your System
	25	Install Additional Hardware
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