Step 5:
CD-ROM & DVD Player Configuration & Installation

The CD-ROM drive and the DVD player are both configured and installed in the same manner. For each one do the following:

Configuration

This configuration is easy. What you will be doing is to set your CD-ROM or DVD player in a primary (Master) source mode, while also setting the CD-ROM or DVD player as a subordinate to the hard drive. As always, first ground yourself. Locate the jumpers. Position the jumper to the "Master" position. Then connect the drive's interface and sound cables. A diagram of settings can usually be found right above the jumper pins, or it will be in the manual. This can help you figure out what goes where. Note that the hard drives are on IDE 1, the CD-ROM or DVD player should be on a separate channel, usually IDE 2. When connecting the second drive/player, there may be either two IDE 2's or there will be an IDE 2 and an IDE 3.

Installation

The bay cover having been removed, see if it is necessary to attach the rails in order to mount the CD-ROM drive or DVD player. If needed, screw them into place on each side of the case. Slide the CD drive or the DVD player into the bay from the front. If you have side latches, slide in until it clicks into place. If you have screws, screw the drive into place. Make sure the drive or player is flush with the front and is straight. Now you're done.

You will connect The CD-DOM drive and the DVD player later, after the motherboard is installed.

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