Abit SE6, User Manual

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SE6
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“Secondary” refers to the second connector on the motherboard; that is, the IDE2
connector on the motherboard.
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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 drive on the
same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may
drop. (how much depends on your CD-ROM drive performance)
Note
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The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the hard disk itself. Please
refer to the hard disk drive user’s manual.
! A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the
wire pin 1 to the FDC1 connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into the FDC1
connector.
The SE6 supports the Ultra ATA/100 (Also known as Ultra DMA/100) specification. It
enhances existing Ultra ATA/66 and Ultra ATA/33 technology by increasing both
performance and data integrity. This new high-speed interface triples the Ultra ATA/33 burst
data transfer rate to 99.9 Mbytes/sec. The result is maximum disc performance using the
current PCI local bus environment. Figure 2-8 shows you the difference between the Ultra
ATA/33 and Ultra ATA/66/100 Conductor Cable.
Figure 2-8. The difference between Ultra ATA/33 and Ultra ATA/66/100 Conductor Cables