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(7) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable.
After connecting the single plug end to motherboard, connect
the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives.
(8) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1
This connector connects to the next set of Master and Slave
hard disks. Follow the same procedure described for the primary
IDE connector. You may also configure two hard disks to be both
Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and
another ribbon cable on the secondary IDE connector.
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Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first
HDD is referred to as the “Master” and the second HDD is referred
to as the “Slave”.
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For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard
disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may drop.
(9)
Serial-ATA Port connector:
SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3/ SATA4/SATA5/SATA6
These connectors support the provided Serial ATA
and Serial ATA2 IDE hard disk cable to connecting
the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk.
(10)
D-Sub 15-pin Connector: VGA1
VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector; it is for the display devices, such
as the CRT monitor, LCD monitor and so on.
(11)
Digital Visual Interface:
DVI
This interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display
devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors.
Primary IDE Connector
Pin 1
IDE1
IDE1
Floppy Drive Connector
Pin 1
FDD
Serial-ATA1 & 2 Compatible Connectors
SATA2
SATA3
SATA1
SATA5
SATA4
SATA6
USB
PS/2
Mouse
USB
PS/2
Keyboard
Line-IN
Line-OUT
MIC-IN
VGA
DVI
RJ45 LAN Connector