6. Hardware Installation
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The primary channel has priority to the secondary channel. Within each channel,
the two different devices are distinguished by master and slave relationship.
The master device has priority over the slave device. (Refer to illustration on the
below)
Step5: Install FDD Device
Locate the FDC box header on the motherboard.
FDC-Connect one end of the 34-Pin ribbon cable that come with the drive to the
FDD header, and the other end of the cable to the FDC box header on the
motherboard. (Note: Each header has the Pin-1 side clearly marked. The Pin-1
side of the each ribbon cable is always marked with a red stripe on the cable.)
Master Device
Slave Device
Red Stripe
Pin-1
FDC
Rear of Floppy
Disk Drive
Primary IDE1
Secondary IDE2
Master
Slave
Master
Slave
Status 1
Primary Channel has
priority over the
Secondary Channel
HDD
C:
HDD
D:
Master has priority
over the slave devices
Status 2
HDD
C:
HDD
D:
HDD
HDD
E:
F:
Hard disk Drives have
priority over the CD-
ROM devices
Status 3
HDD
C:
E:
CD
F:
CD
HDD
D:
