I need help. I am no electrician by any terms. But I have recently bought a new oven and I need help figuring out the wiring. The oven has 4 wires coming out of it. Black, white, red, and 1 bare solid copper wire. Now, The wiring to connect it to only has 3 wires. Black, white, and a solid bare copper wire. What goes where?

electrical requirements for many appliances, dishwashers, ranges, refrigerators, microwaves, washing machines, dryers, gas ranges, 220 volts, 110 volts, ground wire (http://www.applianceaid.com/electric.html)

The most commonly used outlet receptacle for an Electric range and Dryer plug is an 4 wire outlet (http://www.applianceaid.com/wirehelp.html)

Most 220-240 volt circuits today are a 4 wire circuit. Red-->power... black-->power... white-->neutral... green or bare, ground. Check to make sure

For 3 wire BLACK is HOT --- WHITE is HOT --- BARE WIRE is NEUTRAL
Check to make sure