User`s manual

20
Installation
3.6 Connectors
This motherboard contains IDE, floppy, power input, front panel and additional
connectors.
4040
3939
22
11
4040
3939
22
11
Secondary IDESecondary IDE
Primary IDEPrimary IDE
3.6.1 Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block, Red)
This connector supports two primary channel IDE devices via a ribbon cable. When
two IDE devices are installed using the primary IDE connector, make sure that the
second IDE device is set to slave mode as indicated in the device’s manual.
3.6.2 Secondary IDE Connector (40-pin block, White)
This connector supports two secondary channel IDE devices as well as the 120MB
Floppy drives via a ribbon cable. When two IDE devices are installed using the
secondary IDE connector, make sure that the second IDE device is adjusted to
slave mode as indicated in the device’s manual.
Warning: When you connect a ribbon cable to these ports, you must orient the
cable connector so that the PIN 1 edge of the cable is at the PIN 1
edge of the onboard connector.