2-7
Installing the Hardware
Connecting ATA Disk Drives to the Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A
Card
Connect all hard disk drives to the Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A card
using the 40-pin ATA/100 cables included in your kit. The
ATA/100 cables have the following color-coded connectors:
■
Blue
—Connects to the controller
■
Black
—Connects to the master or single drive
■
Gray
—Connects to the slave or second drive.
Note:
Although the master/slave configuration is
determined by the jumper settings on your hard disk drives,
Adaptec recommends you use this color-coded
configuration for the cable. See
Setting Jumpers on ATA Disk
Drives on page 2-5
for more information.
Figure 2-5 40-pin ATA/100 Cable
Blue Connector
Gray Connector
Black Connector
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