Tomcat i875P S5102
Chapter 2: Board Installation
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Serial ATA
Attaching Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA connectors is illustrated below:
Serial ATA Cable
Serial ATA Connector
Serial ATA Hard drive
Power Cable
Serial ATA Cable
Simply plug in the BLACK END of the Serial ATA cable into the motherboard Serial ATA
connector, and the other end(s) into the drive(s). Each standard Serial ATA cable has two
connectors. Both BLACK ENDS of the Serial ATA cable are the same that are used to connect
to drives or motherboard.
Floppy Drives
Attaching a floppy drive can be done in a similar manner to an IDE drive. See the diagram
below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current floppy drives on the market require
that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector. In
most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable which will force proper connection of the cable.
The first floppy drive (commonly denoted
as
A:
) is usually attached to the end of
the cable with the twist in it. Drive B: is
usually connected to the second or third
connector in the cable (the second or
third connector after you install Drive
A:
).
Refer to your floppy drive’s installation
instructions (if available), or contact your
dealer if you are unsure about how to
attach the floppy drive(s). Remember,
you can only have 2 floppy drives
connected at any given time.
