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Hardware Installation
IDE Disk Drive Connectors
The PCI IDE connector will interface two Enhanced IDE (Integrated
Drive Electronics) disk drives. The IDE cable can be inserted into this
connector only if pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of the
connector.
Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable
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 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.
Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE connector on the
system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.
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