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Step 6:

Power down the PC and disconnect its AC cord again.
Remove the PATA drive by unplugging the IDE and power cables from it, then unscrewing the drive from the bay.
Next, to the back of the second Maxtor SATA drive, connect the SATA power cable (use the other lead from the Y adapter) and the remaining data cable from the RAID controller card.
Then mount the new hard drive with screws, close the case, and plug the power cord back in.
When you power up the system, the second Maxtor drive should be accessible from Windows.

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