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40
Hardware Installation
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2
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1
2
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2.6.4 IDE Disk Drive Connectors
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39
2
1
IDE 2
IDE 1
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X
IDE 1
IDE 2
The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers
that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each
shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40-pin con-
nector 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.
Each 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
an 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.
Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable
Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE 1 header on the
system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.
If you are adding a third or fourth IDE device, use another IDE
cable and install one end of the cable into the IDE 2 header on the
system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.
