User`s manual

Hardware Installation

IDE Connector

The IDE connector is used to connect hard drives. The connector on the IDE

cablecanbeinsertedintothisconnectoronlyifpin1ofthecableisalignedwith

pin1ofthisconnector.

The IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave.Use an IDE ribbon

cable to connect the drives to the system board. An IDE ribbon cable have 3

connectors on them, one that plugs into the IDE connector on the system board

andtheother2connectstoIDEdevices.Theconnectorattheendofthecableis

fortheMasterdriveandtheconnectorinthemiddleofthecableisfortheSlave

drive.

Note:

Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting

properdriveswitchsettings.

Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive

Whenusingtwo IDE drives,onemustbe set asthemaster and theotheras the

slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the

jumpersand/orswitchesonthedrives.

The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100

and ATA/133 hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives from the

same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two different manufacturers will

not function properly when used together. The problem lies in the hard drives,

notthesystemboard.