User`s manual

Note:

An IDE cable with a standard 40-pin connector (without the keying

mechanism) can be installed in the shrouded PCI IDE header. Be ex-

tremely careful to match the colored edge of the ribbon with pin 1 of the

header.

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 shrouded IDE 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 shrouded IDE header (connector J7).

IDE Hard Disk Interface

The G586IPC system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE

headers that will interface up to four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive

Electronics) hard disk drives.

Note:

Only Enhanced IDE hard drives or ATAPI CD-ROMs can be connected

to the IDE interface.

Connecting the IDE Hard Disk Interface

To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE

header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE

cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is

aligned with pin 1 of the header.

Header