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D1
F
Internal Peripheral Connectors
Enhanced IDE and Floppy Connectors (IDE1/IDE2 & FDD)
FX43G mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connectors
(IDE1/IDE2), providing support up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and
Hard Disk Drive (HDD). This mainboard also includes one 34-pin floppy disk
controller (FDC) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD). Moreover,
this mainboard comes with one 80-pin ATA 133/100/66/33 ribbon cable
to connect IDE HDD, and one 34-pin ribbon cable for FDD connection.
Note: Ribbon cables are directional; therefore, connect the red
cable stripe to the same side.
Serial ATA Connectors (SATA1)
The Serial ATA is an evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical
storage interface. Serial ATA is scalable and will allow future enhancements
to the computing platform. The Serial ATA supports all ATA and ATAPI
device, including CDs, DVDs, tape devices, high capacity removable de-
vices, zip drivers, and CDRWs. The Serial ATA interface supports data trans-
fer rates up to 150MB/s.
D2
IDE2
1
IDE1
1
FDD
1
1
SATA1
