The 845D-MVT MAINBOARD
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Hardware Installation
2.5.1. Floppy Disk Connector
Connector: CN8 (FDC)
Type: 34 pin block
The FDC connector can support two floppy drives. It is located at the front of
the mainboard. To connect, use the ribbon-cable that has been provided.
Make sure that the red strip is connected to PIN 1 of the connector.
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Top View of a Floppy
Disk Drive Connector
2.5.2. Primary and Secondary IDE connectors
Connector: CN9 (IDE1)/CN10 (IDE2)
Type: 40 pin block
The mainboard has two IDE connectors: a primary and secondary. Each IDE
connector can support two IDE drives. These mainboards can therefore sup-
port up to four IDE devices each. If you install two hard drives, you need to
configure the second drive to slave mode in the BIOS setup. Please refer to
your hard drive manual for the appropriate jumper settings.
Top View of an
IDE Connector
20 PINS
PIN 1
2.4.4. AGP Slot
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a dedicated bus slot. It operates at 66 MHz
and transfers data at a rate up to 1066 MB/s. This allows 3D applications to
run more smoothly. The mainboard comes with a 1.5V AGP slot. This slot is
able to support 1x/2x and 4x (1X is 266 MB/s, 2X is 533 MB/s; and 4X pro-
vides 1066 MB/s) AGP cards.
Top View of an AGP Slot
21 pins
41 pins
