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Note:
An IDE cable with a standard 40-pin connector (without the keying
mechanism) can be installed in the PCI IDE shrouded 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 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).
IDE Hard Disk Interface
The C586HX system board is equipped with two PCI IDE shrouded
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 PCI IDE shrouded
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
