5: System Configuration
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User’s Manual
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Connecting Internal Devices
To assemble a complete system capable of completing
the installation of this motherboard you will need to in-
stall and connect the following internal devices:
• Hard Disk Drive
• CD-ROM or other optical drive
• Floppy disk drive
The floppy disk drive is not strictly necessary, but is a
standard system component and is needed if you will
create driver floppy disks from the Power Installer.
We assume here, in the absence of an alternative drive
controller that any hard disk or optical drives will be IDE
devices connected to the motherboard’s IDE channels.
Connecting IDE Devices to the Main IDE Connectors
This motherboard supports two standard IDE channels,
Primary and Secondary. Two IDE device connectors
onboard, IDE1 and IDE2, support IDE devices running in
any data transfer mode up to ATA-100. Each IDE connec-
tor supports two drives, a Master and a Slave. The drives
connect to the motherboard with an IDE ribbon cable.
IDE cables have three connectors on them, one that plugs
into a drive connector on the board and the other two
that connect to IDE devices. The connector at the end of
the cable is for the Master drive. The connector in the
middle of the cable is for the Slave drive.
There are different types of IDE ribbon cable, supporting
transfer modes up through ATA-33, ATA-66 or ATA-100.
You must use a cable that supports the transfer mode of
the fastest device connected to it. For example, if both an
ATA-66 mode and an ATA-100 mode device are connected
to the same cable, the cable must support ATA-100 mode
to achieve maximum performance.
To install an IDE drive, connect the drive to one of the
drive connectors on a suitable ribbon cable. Plug the board
end of the cable into one of the IDE connectors on the
motherboard.
ATA-133 Cables
ATA-133 devices require a
specific type of ribbon
cable that supports this
mode. Don’t us the sup-
plied ATA-100 cable to
connect IDE devices to
one of the ATA -133 con-
nectors.
Summary of Contents for P4G Series
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