entranceConnecting a floppy drive: step by step instructions. We connect the DVD-ROM drive What wires are needed to connect the drive
Everyone today uses the Internet to download programs, movies and music. Despite the fact that new opportunities have appeared for this and flash drives are more compact in size, the use of disks for the same purposes is still popular. But a floppy drive, like other devices, tends to break down, so today we'll talk about how to install a floppy drive on a computer.
Change the drive
Replacing the drive is relevant among those users who have not yet switched to using flash cards and torrents. Continuous use optical drive for writing or reading may replace the drive. It is necessary to take some measures to solve the problem that has arisen.
Important! In order not to lose important files from your storehouse of information, we advise you to carefully approach the issue of choosing a hard drive for your computer.
Action plan
The replacement procedure can be classified into two types:
- DVD drive.
- CD drive.
First option
How to install a floppy drive in system unit? First, you should get acquainted with the type of interface that is integrated into your motherboard of a stationary personal computer, because further actions will depend on this.
There are two types of interfaces:
- SATA.
Both of these types are used today.
Important! In order for the replacement to be successful, you will have to disassemble your system unit, carefully examine it and determine the type of drive connection. It is worth noting that there are models of motherboards that have both types of connection: SATA and IDE, but this happens very rarely, since the most "fashionable" is the SATA interface.
How to install such a component?
- Prepare a set of screwdrivers. We will need them in order to disassemble the system unit and dismantle the device that is out of order.
- The first step is to disconnect power from the computer by unplugging the power cord.
- Now you need to disconnect all cables that are connected to the back of the system unit.
- We take the screwdriver and unscrew the screws that hold the side cover. After removing a component, set all small parts aside to avoid losing them.
- Next, you need to deal with the old part. It should be fixed somewhere at the top of the system unit.
- We grab a screwdriver and unscrew the fastening screws. Remember to disconnect the supply wires from the workpiece.
- Take a brand new device and, with extreme care (so as not to cause damage), mount it in place of the old one. Some drives can be fastened to the case using latches, but in the classic case, you will have to use a screwdriver.
Important! Remember that the optical drive only slides out from the front, not the inside! If you are not good at this topic, it will not be superfluous to ask which optical drive to choose for your computer.
A gadget with an IDE interface has a special jumper on its body. You will need to put it in the “Slave” position.
Important! If your device came with a hard drive, then, most likely, they are fastened with one ribbon cable. In this case, nothing needs to be changed.
The procedure is carried out with a set of screwdrivers and screws:
- Carefully position the drive from the front and secure it using the screws.
- Return the cover of the system unit to its place, not forgetting to connect all peripherals to the PC.
- We give power, wait until the new equipment is recognized and get down to work.
Important! To check the work done, go to the shortcut “My Computer” - there you should see an icon in the form of a drive.
Replacing a SATA Drive
Replacement optical drive, which is based on the SATA interface, is carried out in exactly the same way. The only difference in this procedure will be that there are no special jumpers on the body of this device. In this case, connect the drive to motherboard the computer will have to go through a flat cable called “SATA” (hence the name of the interface).
Installing a "DVD-ROM" device is very easy. You just need to decide on the standard for connecting the device: "IDE" or "SATA"? Depending on this, the connecting cables (data and power cable) will be different.
This is how our “IDE” device looks from the back side (where the connection takes place).
We install the DVD-ROM in the space provided for it in the system unit (usually this is the front upper part of the case). We connect the power supply and the "data loop". Pay attention! There is a “key” on the “loop” for its correct orientation in the seat. For "IDE" drives, the connection should look like this.
Now we just need to securely fix our device on both sides with four screws and connect the other end of the "ribbon cable" directly to the motherboard.
For "SATA" disks, this process is completely identical to that described, and the cable data DVD devices of the old standard must be connected to one of the "IDE" channels of the controller on the board.
In the picture above, under the numbers we have depicted:
- 1 - the first "IDE" controller (two devices can be installed on it: "master" and "slave")
- 2 - the second "IDE" controller (you can also connect two devices: in the master mode - "master" and the slave - "slave")
- 3 - FDC controller
So, it is to the controller number 3 that we will connect our floppy drive. It is also called "floppy disk" or "3.5" disk (according to the size of the floppy disks with which it works).
The drive looks like this:
And here are its connections on the back side:
The large oval is the data cable connector, white with four pins is the power connector. The data cable of the floppy drive is slightly narrower than the "IDE ribbon cable" hard disk, so you simply cannot confuse and connect incorrectly :)
This is how it looks:
The cable is also equipped with a special "key" to prevent incorrect installation. The corresponding "key" is also available on the motherboard controller.
The power cable to the floppy disk goes directly from the computer's power supply. It has a specific connector and is connected as follows:
Pay attention to which side the connector connects to the device (this is the only correct position). Otherwise, the floppy disk will not work.
At the end of the article, I want to give a little advice: if you need to open a CD-DVD-ROM without turning on the computer (for example, you forgot a disc in it), then pay attention to the small hole specially provided for this purpose on its front panel.
Straighten a paperclip (or use a needle), insert it into the hole, and apply firm pressure. The device tray will open slightly. Pull it out completely by hand, remove the disc and slide it back in. Don't worry, it won't break. Just don't do this while the disc is spinning inside the device! :)
Disk drive, or drive optical discs, this is a device used to read and. Despite the fact that optical discs are losing their popularity every year, it is still impossible to do without a drive, especially on desktop computer... In this article, we will show you how to connect a floppy drive to your computer.
Step # 1. Preparing the computer for connecting the floppy drive.
Before proceeding directly to connecting the drive to the computer, you must perform a number of preparatory operations. First, the computer must be completely de-energized. Not just turn off, but completely de-energize. To do this, you need to pull out the cable that connects the computer to the power supply. This simple action will protect you from electric shock and save your life.
After you have turned off the computer, you need to remove the side covers of the system unit. You need to remove both covers, since to connect the drive to the computer, we need access to both sides of the system unit.
Typically, the side covers are secured with four screws at the back of the system unit. After unscrewing these screws, slide the side covers back a little and then remove them.
Step # 2. Distinguish the old floppy drive from your computer.
If your computer has an old floppy drive that you want to replace, then first you need to unplug and remove the old floppy drive. To do this, remove the screws that secure the drive. Typically, there are four of these screws, two on each side of the drive.
After you have unscrewed the screws, the drive must be carefully pulled out of the system unit. To do this, slightly push the drive from the inside of the system unit and pull it out.
It should be noted that it can only be removed from the outside of the system unit. Therefore, do not try to push the drive inside the computer case.
Step # 3. Connecting the floppy drive to the computer.
Now we come to the most important question of this article, how to connect a floppy drive to a computer. To do this, insert the drive into an empty bay from the front of the case and push it in until it stops. After the drive is in place, you need to fix it with screws. Don't skimp on the screws, tighten all four, two on each side of the drive. If the drive is not properly secured, it will vibrate and make a lot of noise while writing or reading discs.
After the drive is installed, you need to connect it to the computer. All modern floppy drives are connected in the same way as hard drives using cables. All you need to do is plug a narrow SATA cable (usually red) into an available SATA port on the motherboard and into a floppy drive. You also need to connect the SATA powered cable that comes from the power supply. The SATA power cable is slightly wider and has 4 conductors.
Once you have connected the SATA cables to your drive, you can close the side covers and turn on your computer. This completes the process of connecting the drive to the computer.
After installing the drive (storage) and turning on the computer operating system Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP will detect Plug and Play devices and install the required software... Otherwise, you will have to install all the required drivers yourself.
IDE or SCSI CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs are installed in the usual way. And decoder cards, sometimes needed to play MPEG-2 video, plug into a PCI slot and require the appropriate software.
Regardless of the type of storage you are connecting (built-in or external), you must check the IDE or SCSI adapter for the drive before installation. Most drives are connected to just such an adapter. It must be installed on the system and must not conflict with other devices.
Most computers have an IDE adapter integrated into the system board. And when using a SCSI drive, you need to install the SCSI adapter into a free slot on the motherboard and configure it, i.e. define the following parameters:
If you have an operating Windows system 98-XP and you are using Plug and Play devices, their settings will be configured automatically.
The configuration of the new drive is the key to its correct operation. Examine the drive and locate all jumpers and connectors. For a drive with an IDE interface, you can set the jumpers in the following positions:
If you install the drive on the secondary EIDE interface, its jumpers will be set correctly. Check it out with the documentation that came with the CD-ROM drive.
If using a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive as a secondary device, check that the jumper on the drive is correctly set and that the ribbon cable is connected to the system board. In most cases, the drive you are installing will be assigned the next available drive letter.
If possible, do not connect a CD or DVD-ROM drive and HDD to one IDE channel. This will slow down both devices. If your computer has a free secondary IDE channel, connect a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to it, and leave the hard drive on the primary one.
The SCSI drive is a little easier to configure because it only needs to be set to the SCSI device identification number (SCSI ID). Default boot disk the ID number is 0, and most adapters have ID number 7. Make sure the drive is set to some other number that is not currently used by any other SCSI peripheral.
Connecting an external SCSI drive
Unpack the device carefully. Typically, the kit includes a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and a cable to connect to a SCSI adapter. This is the minimum required to connect and operate the device. You may also find in the set a CD case, an instruction manual for the adapter, and a couple of demo CDs. SCSI devices almost always ship without a SCSI adapter. Since each SCSI adapter supports up to seven devices (Ultra2 SCSI supports up to 15 devices), you don't have to buy a separate adapter card for each device. In some motherboards there is an integrated SCSI adapter, but you will most likely still need to purchase a separate SCSI adapter card.
Inspect your workplace and estimate (taking into account the length of the connecting cable) where you can attach the drive. Once you find a suitable location, plug the power cable into the drive (usually the power cable connector is located on the back of your computer). Naturally, there should be a free power socket, or better - a free socket in the power filter (stabilizer, block uninterruptible power supply etc.).
Connect one end of the connecting cable to the drive connector and the other to the connector installed on the adapter board. On rear panels Most portable CD-ROM drives have two connectors, and you can use either connector to connect to a computer. Secure the cable connectors with retaining brackets, if any. Some newer 16-bit controllers use special small-sized connectors to facilitate connection.
There must be a SCSI device identification (SCSI ID) switch on the back of the portable storage device. Typically, adapters are assigned a default ID of 7. Make sure the drive is set to some other number, such as 6, 5, or 4. Of course, you cannot set a value that is already in use for another card or any SCSI peripheral ...
Installing the built-in CD-ROM drive
Unpack the embedded device kit. It should include:
Sometimes the device comes with a double extension cable for connecting power, consisting of three interconnected lengths of cable with connectors at the ends, a container for a CD-ROM and a user's manual. Make sure the computer is turned off and the cover is removed. Connect the ribbon cable to the SCSI card before installing it in the expansion slot.
Both ends of the ribbon cable must be the same. A red stripe is applied along the edge of the cable to match the conductor and pin of the connector number 1. Sometimes, with some luck, you may come across a cable connector with cutouts or keys that prevent it from being connected incorrectly. If the connectors are ordinary, then you need to connect them, guided by the mark of the first contact on the cable.
Along the edge of the SCSI adapter board there are 50 yellow pins - the board connector. Next to the contacts on the board, their numbers are marked, or at least the designations of the first and last contacts. Rotate the ribbon cable so that the colored mark aligns with the first pin, then carefully slide the connector over the pins.
Insert the card into the connector, disregarding the free end of the ribbon cable.
Select the bay on the front of your computer to install the drive. Access to it must be free.
Remove the drive bay cover. If the side walls of the drive have holes for mounting screws, and the drive itself fits snugly into the compartment, then additional guides are not needed. If the device is smaller than the compartment, screw the rails to its sides and place the device back in the compartment. Secure it with four screws, two on each side. If the holes in the rails do not line up with the four holes in the compartment, you will have to get by with two screws, one on each side. Since you will have to insert and remove CDs for many years, you need to approach the drive mounting with the utmost responsibility. Locate the labeled side of the ribbon cable and align it with the first pin of the drive connector, which can be identified by the markings on the connector itself or from the illustration in the instruction manual.
There is a 4-pin power connector on the back of the drive. Inside the system unit, power is supplied to various nodes, such as drives or a hard disk, through a cable consisting of intertwined yellow and red wires. If one of the connectors on this cable is free, connect it to your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. If there is no free connector, you will have to use an extension double.
Disconnect the power cable from the drive and connect the twin to it. Connect one end to the CD or DVD-ROM drive and the other to the drive.
It is better to connect an extension double to a floppy drive, since hard drives usually consume a lot of power and are more demanding on the quality of the supply voltage. If there is no way out (for example, the length of the double is not enough), then "bifurcate" the cable connector that has not yet been subjected to this procedure.
Take your time to close the computer lid. First, make sure the device is working. Now you can turn on the computer, but for the drive to work, you need to install the driver software.
SCSI device chaining
Recall that one of the main advantages of using a SCSI controller is the ability to daisy chain multiple peripheral devices... This increases the number of free slots in the computer and eliminates the need for the strictest consideration of IRQ interrupts, DMA channels and I / O addresses.
You can chain scanners, tape drives, and other SCSI devices. But you also need to keep in mind the limitations, the most important of which is the load on the SCSI device chain.
External SCSI devices only.
Let's say you've installed a CD-ROM drive and connected a tape drive to the second slot on the back of the drive. The first device in this chain is the adapter itself. On nearly all SCSI cards, you will find a group of three slotted elements in long, reddish ceramic cases. These are the sets of terminating resistors for the board.
In our case, the cable from the adapter board connects to the CD-ROM drive, and the cable from the CD-ROM connects to the tape drive. Therefore, the second set of pull-up resistors must be installed on it. Majority external devices usually uses SCSI stubs for loading - special devices that plug into an unused connector on a SCSI device. They are of two types: plugs and through loads. The plugs are inserted into a free slot and completely cover it. Pass-through loads look like plugs, but with two connectors, one of which plugs into the connector on the back of the device, and the other can be connected to a SCSI interface cable. This load is necessary if the device has only one SCSI connector.
Onboard SCSI devices only.
For this case, the rule is valid: the identification numbers for all devices must be unique, and terminating resistors must be installed in the first and last devices. However, keep in mind that many embedded devices have the terminating resistor sets installed in the same manner as on the adapter board. For example, if the tape drive is the last in the chain, then printed circuit board terminating resistors must be installed. And if the CD-ROM drive is connected in the middle of the chain, then the pull-up resistors from its board must be removed. The resistors are retained on the SCSI adapter board because it is at the end of the chain.
Most embedded SCSI cards have one to three pull-up resistors or DIP switches. Their location is usually indicated in the instruction manual.
Built-in and external SCSI devices.
When connecting built-in and external devices at the same time, it is also necessary to adhere to the above rules. The SCSI adapter itself is numbered 7, and, what is especially important, pull-up resistors are removed from it, but not from drives.
The adapter board, like any other board, must be handled with care. First of all, discharge any electrostatic charge from yourself.
how to connect dvd-rom? and got the best answer
Answer from Neo [guru]
Plug the 80-pin IDE ribbon cable into a free connector on the motherboard, plug the free mollex into the power connector. If there is no free IDE connector, connect it to the free connector to the ribbon cable on which the hard drive "hangs". In this case, the Master / Slave jumpers must be set on the hard drive and DVD-ROM in accordance with the order of these devices on the loop.
After that, turn on the computer. Everything.
Answer from One-man management[master]
As well as CD-rom, the main thing is to have firewood (drivers) on it!
Answer from Indifferentism[guru]
Write me a hint
Answer from Availability[guru]
replace the old one,
and if you want that there were 2 of them, then on the loop from the old one there is one more plug you connect to the nim, with the power supply, I think it’s understandable tk. it is impossible to turn on incorrectly and check the jumpers (located at the back) so that one drive is master and the other is slave
by the way and check the bios section of the IDE so that you have the oyua drives enabled
Answer from Stretch[master]
Why firewood? I set myself without firewood. The main thing is not to get confused with the drive (if you install it with a second copy).
Answer from Icy[guru]
1. You open the system unit, take out the front cover of the section of the case, where you want to put the CD.
2. You stick in, you fix it.
3. Connect the wire to the power connector, the signal cable (flat for 40 pins) and the wires for transmitting the audio signal.
4. You turn on the computer and at boot time you see if Bios sees your CD.
5. If yes, insert the CD with drivers from the delivery set, enter the control panel -> hardware installation -> continue as directed by the installation wizard.
Hey!
Answer from Get along[active]