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PCI/ISA System Board
Connecting the IDE Hard Disk Interface
The IDE Hard Disk Connector on the
G486VPA System Board
Step 1
If you are connecting two hard drives, install the 40-pin
connector of the IDE cable into the primary disk con-
nector (J6). If you are adding a third or fourth IDE
device, install the 40-pin connector of the other IDE
cable into the secondary connector (J4). Make sure the
colored edge of the ribbon is aligned to pin 1.
Step 2
Install the other 40-pin header connector(s) into the
device with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned
to pin 1 of the drive edge connector(s).
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