ian 182 said:
How do you fit them then
ian
Open up your pc ( make sure the powers off ) . If you already have 2 drives in your pc disconnect the drive you want to take out white power plug with 4 pins inside , this is the molex connector , then pull out the ide cable from the back of the drive . If you only have 1 drive in your pc then follow the long flat cable ( ide cable ) to the existing drive , on that cable will be a spare 40 pin plug ( usually black , but can sometimes be another colour ) , there is one on the end plugged into your motherboard , one in the middle of the cable and one on the other end . Check what the exsiting drives jumpers are set to . These are on the back of the drive and are just a small 2 pin black plug , this can be pulled out with tweezers or your fingernails .If you look on the the back of the drive , from right to left it will be 4 pins , thats your molex ( power ) then 40 pins , thats your ide and then next to that are the pins for your jumper. If your main drive is set to " Master " , set your new drives jumpers to " Slave " .Plug in the molex power plug , then the ide , make sure you plug the ide cable in the rightway round , theres usually a small groove in male part of the ide connection , and on the cable there should be a small piece of plastic on the ide connector that corresponds with the groove in the plug on the back of the drive , if not there will be a pink line on one side of the ide cable , keep the pink line to the right hand side when you plug it into your drive .
I've probably just confused the b*llocks off ya now ,lol .If you get stuck and need anymore info post it in here .
Check this website
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/installing_cd_recorder.htm
MrBillyUK !
