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Hardware Installation
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Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive
When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and
the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the
drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the
drives.
We recommend that you use Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33
and ATA/66 hard drives be from the same manufacturer. In a few
cases, drives from two different manufacturers will not function
properly when used together. The problem lies in the hard drives,
not the system board.
Important:
If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM
drive that is set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM
drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be
recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master
mode.
Connecting the Hard Disk Cable
1. If you are connecting two hard drives, install the 40-pin
connector of the IDE cable into the primary shrouded IDE
header (connector J10). If you are adding a third or four th
IDE device, install the 40-pin connector of the other IDE cable
into the secondary shrouded IDE header (connector J9).
2. Install the other 40-pin header connector(s) into the device
with the colored edge of the ribbon cable aligned with pin 1
of the drive edge connector(s).
Note:
Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about
selecting proper drive switch settings.
