We do not recommend using SATA optical drives, because they are plagued with compatibility problems. Serial ATA (SATA) optical drives require the same basic installation steps as standard ATA/ATAPI optical drives, except that SATA drives do not require setting a Master/Slave jumper. If you haven't read the article " Assigning masters and slaves", please do so first. The following sections describe the steps required to install and configure an ATAPI (IDE) optical drive. ![]() ![]() Internal optical drives are 5.25" half-height devices, and require the same physical installation steps as any other 5.25" externally accessible drive. ![]() External optical drives are "installed" simply by connecting them to a USB or FireWire port, as appropriate, and connecting power.
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