Specifications

PCA-6176 User's Manual

2.1 Primary (CN1) and Secondary (CN2) IDE

Connectors

You can attach up to four IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) drives

to the PCA-6176’s internal controller. The primary (CN1) and

secondary (CN2) connectors can each accommodate two drives.

Wire number 1 on the cable is red or blue and the other wires are

gray. Connect one end to connector CN1 or CN2 on the CPU card.

Make sure that the red/blue wire corresponds to pin 1 on the

connector (in the upper right hand corner). See Chapter 1 for help

finding the connector.

Unlike floppy drives, IDE hard drives can connect in either position

on the cable. If you install two drives to a single connector, you will

need to set one as the master and one as the slave. You do this by

setting the jumpers on the drives. If you use just one drive per

connector, you should set each drive as the master. See the

documentation that came with your drive for more information.

Connect the first hard drive to the other end of the cable. Wire 1 on

the cable should also connect to pin 1 on the hard drive connector,

which is labeled on the drive circuit board. Check the documentation

that came with the drive for more information.

Connect the second hard drive to the remaining connector (CN2 or

CN1), in the same way as described above.