User Guide

Hardware Installation
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2.10.6 IDE Devices
Primary IDE Connector
The primary IDE connector marked
CN10 on the system board supports
two IDE devices - one IDE hard disk
and one additional IDE device.
Connect your IDE HDD to the master
port of the primary IDE cable. If you
have other IDE device to install in your
system, connect it to the slave port.
Secondary IDE Connector
The secondary IDE connector is marked
CN9 on the board. This connector also
supports two IDE devices. To install an
IDE CD-ROM drive into your system,
insert master port of the secondary IDE
cable into the CD-ROM drive connector.
If you have more than two hard disks,
connect your third hard disk into the
master port. Then connect your CD-
ROM drive into the slave port.
HDD 1
HDD 2
Master port
Master port
Slave port
Slave port