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
(see p.9 No. 20) | Pin1 | FLOPPY1 |
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Primary IDE connector (Blue) | Secondary IDE connector (Black) | ||||||||||
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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
Serial ATA Connectors | These two Serial ATA (SATA) | |||||
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Data Cable | can be connected to the SATA | |||||
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