AP7500 Hardware Reference Guide
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II.
Components
II. System Components
IDE
Cable
/CD-ROM
IDE Cabling
Proper IDE device operation requires that the IDE ribbon cable does not
exceed 18 inches. If only one IDE device is used, connect it to the end of the
cable. Remove unused cables from the motherboard’s IDE connector to
ensure proper signal strength.
CD-ROM Disk Drive (IDE)
The CD-ROM disk drive mounts only in one of the three fixed device bays
and requires signal and power connections like that of IDE hard disk drives.
The power and signal cable is straightforward with connectors designed to
only fit correctly. The red stripe of the signal and power cables should face
each other.
NOTE: A CD-ROM audio cable is
also provided in case you install an au-
dio card. The only function of the audio
cable is to direct music CD audio sig-
nal to your audio card. Computer CD-
ROMs have data (such as *.wav,
*.mpg, *.avi) that travels through the
signal cable.
Red stripe of signal cable
Red stripe of power cable
CD-ROM drive connections
CD audio
output