5. Hardware Installation
MVBX2-X User’s Manual
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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)
Note : Ultra DMA66 IDE devices must use an 80-Pin IDE cable.
Step3: Install the FDD Device
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The motherboard has a floppy disk drive interface that will support one or two floppy
disk drives. The floppy disk drive ribbon cable has connectors for two 3.5”
wide disk drives.
Red Stripe
Pin -1
IDE1/2
Master
Master
Slave
IDE2
Rear of IDE Device
Slave
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: