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2.8 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
FDD connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.8 No. 20)
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Primary IDE connector (Blue)
Secondary IDE connector (Black)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.8 No. 8)
(39-pin IDE2, see p.8 No. 7)
Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE
device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor
for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please
connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and
CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).
Serial ATA Connectors
These two Serial ATA (SATA)
(SATA1: see p.8 No. 10)
connectors support SATA data
(SATA2: see p.8 No. 11)
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA
interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Serial ATA (SATA)
Either end of the SATA data cable
Data Cable
can be connected to the SATA
hard disk or the SATA connector
on the motherboard.
FLOPPY1
Pin1
IDE1
PIN1
IDE2
PIN1
the red-striped side to Pin1
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
80-conductor ATA 66/100 cable
SATA2
SATA1
