User`s manual

hard disks to be both Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and

another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector.

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Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the

“Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”.

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For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM

drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this

channel may drop.

(8) Serial-ATA Port connector: SATAII 1 / SATAII 2

These connectors support the provided Serial ATA and Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk

cable to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk.

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Serial COM Port: COM1

COM1 is the 9-pin connector. The On-board serial port can be disabled through BIOS

SETUP.

(10) VGA Connector (15-pin D-Sub) Connector: VGA

VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector for display monitor.

Primary IDE Connector

Pin 1

IDE1

Serial-ATA1 & 2 Compatible Connectors

SATA2

SATA1