Step 2-H: How to Install the CD/DVD Burner Disk Drive in Your Computer.

The optical disk drive allows you to install software, play music CDs and watch DVD movies. You can also use this drive to make your own music disks and copy movies. The one I recommended will allow you to use and burn all popular formats of CD and DVD. You can even inscribe the disks with an attractive label using the LightScribe technology.
If you haven't done so already, you will need to Order Your DVD Burner now.

If you are using the CoolerMaster CM690 case that I recommended you can turn to pages 6 of the manual to see their graphical representation of the installation process. Let's put the CD/DVD burner drive in the top 5.25 inch drive bay so you can reach it easily when using the computer.
Remove the front bay cover of the top 5.25 inch drive bay. Flip the side latch back then up. Place the drive into the bay. Slide the drive back into the bay with the plugs facing into the interior of the case. Flip the side latch down then forward to lock it into place.
If you are using a different case just slide the disk drive into a 5.25 inch bay with front access and hold it in place with four screws.
Using the IDE ribbon cable provided in the motherboard box, plug the blue end into the blue IDE socket in the upper right of your motherboard. Then plug the other end into your disk drive. If your cable doesn't have a blue end and/or has three plugs (usually the middle one will be closer to one end than the other), connect the end furthest from the middle plug into the motherboard. Make sure the jumper on the back of the drive is set to Master. One edge of the cable will be colored (usually red but sometimes blue). Put that edge on the side of the header with the numeral 1. The other end of the cable goes into the back of the CD/DVD drive with the colored edge corresponding to the side of the plug that is labeled numeral 1.
You can now attach a straight 4-pin power cable from the power supply into the back of the disk drive.

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