INSTALLATION
Installation Guide
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IDE Hard Drives and CD-ROMs
The on-board Enhanced IDE controller can support up to (4) IDE hard drives or
other ATAPI devices, such as CD-ROMs. This controller, as with all Enhanced
IDE controllers, consists of both Primary and Secondary ports. Each port has an
associated connector and cable which can support up to (2) ATAPI devices each.
All IDE devices have jumpers which allow the user to configure the device as
either “Master” or “Slave”. A Master device is one that is ALONE on the IDE
cable, whereas a Slave device is installed as a SECOND device on the same cable.
Keep in mind that the Master device will appear before the Slave device in the
CMOS Setup, as well as the Operating System software. *Refer to the device
documentation for jumper settings.
The Secondary IDE port can be used for up to (2) additional ATAPI devices.
Normally it’s recommended that you connect your first hard drive to the Primary
port, and the first CD-ROM to the Secondary.
Make sure to align the RED stripe on the ribbon cable with Pin-1 on the mainboard
IDE connector. On most hard drives and CD-ROMs, the RED stripe should be
oriented towards the power connector of the device.
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