The following is PATA or IDE drive and connections

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	IDE Cable

The primary hard drive needs to be plugged into ID0 (also called Primary). The secondary drive goes into ID1 (also called Secondary) The blue connector gets plugged into the Motherboard

            IDE Drive Power

Motherboard connector would look like this

The blue one indicates IDE0 (the first IDE connector) The white one indicates IDE1 (secondary connector. The primary hard drive gets connected to the blue one. CD-ROM, tape drives and in some cases secondary hard drives get plugged into the white one.

Because the connectors are notched, the connectors will only go in one direction. The Floppy drive connector (is being phased out and will not be on the newer systems) Looks just like the IDE connectors but smaller, so IDE cables will not plug into them.

This technology is used for Desktop and Laptop hard drives. They are also used for CD-ROM drives and a few other devices.

IMPORTANT

When you install a drive that is IDE, you must turn the computer off first.  For instructions on installing, click here

This technology is being phased out and being replaced with the SATA technology.

For more information on Drive identification, click here