Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 19.27
Front panel connectors plugged into a pin extender. The pin extender fits between the front
panel headers on the motherboard and the front panel connectors.
Note
A pin extender enables you to connect front-panel wires such as power, reset, and LED to
a single connection that you can plug into the motherboard. This helps avoid miswiring be-
cause the pin extender is keyed to prevent incorrect installation.
Installing the Drives
At this point, you should install your hard drive(s), solid-state drives, optical drive(s), and
optional floppy drive.
Drive Configuration
Before you physically install a drive in the computer, you must ensure that it is properly
configured. Serial ATA drives generally don't require a jumper configuration. Parallel
ATAdrives,ontheotherhand,requirethateachdrivebeconfiguredaseithermaster/slave
