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Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI
Connections
Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables:
•
The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.
•
A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.
•
A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to
provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always
connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires
always connects to drive B.
Parallel (Printer) Port
Connector
There is a parallel (printer) port is
located on the motherboard. See
the table on the right for pin defini-
tions. (*Note: This is a header.
You will need to have a Parallel
Port cable: CBL_081 to use this
connector.)
Pin Number
Function
1
Strobe-
3
Data Bit 0
5
Data Bit 1
7
Data Bit 2
9
Data Bit 3
11
Data Bit 4
13
Data Bit 5
15
Data Bit 6
17
Data Bit 7
19
ACK
21
BUSY
23
PE
25
SLCT
Pin Number
Function
2
Auto Feed-
4
Error-
6
Init-
8
SLCT IN-
10
GND
12
GND
14
GND
16
GND
18
GND
20
GND
22
GND
24
GND
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Parallel (Printer) Port Pin Definitions
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