User`s manual

Connecting the Hard Disk Cable

1. Connect the cable to the system board. If you are connecting two

hard drives, install the 40-pin connector of the IDE cable into the

primary IDE shrouded header (connector J6). If you are adding a

third or fourth IDE device, install the 40-pin connector of the other

IDE cable into the secondary IDE shrouded header (connector J7).

2. Connect the cable to the devices. Install the other 40-pin header

connector(s) into the device making sure to match the colored edge

of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1 of the drive edge

connector(s).

Note:

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

proper drive switch settings.

Adding a Second IDE Hard 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 manu-

facturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. No

changes are needed on the G586IPC system board when adding a sec-

ond hard drive.

We recommend that the IDE hard drives be from the same manufac-

turer. 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 G586IPC system board.

Preparing an IDE Drive for Use

IDE disk drives are already low-level formatted, with any bad-track er-

rors entered, when shipped by the drive manufacturer. Do not attempt

to do a low-level format or you may cause serious damage to the drive.

To use an IDE drive, you need to enter the drive type (this information

is provided by the drive manufacturer) into the system’s CMOS setup

table. Then run FDISK and FORMAT provided with DOS.