Installing and Configuring a CD-ROM Drive

External CD-ROM drives are “installed” simply by connecting them to the USB, parallel, or SCSI port, as appropriate, and connecting power, although SCSI models may require setting jumpers to configure SCSI ID and termination. Internal CD-ROM drives are 5.25-inch half-height devices, and require the same physical installation steps as any other 5.25-inch externally accessible drive. The exact configuration steps required differ between ATAPI and SCSI interfaces, as described in the following sections.

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