321 Studios D1692-BXX technical manual Attaching Drive Cables, Floppy Drives

Add-on modules / Upgrading

Attaching Drive Cables

Attaching the IDE drive cable is simple. These cables are "keyed" to only allow them to be connected in the correct manner. The mainboard D1692 has two on-board IDE channels, each supporting two drives. The black connector designates the Primary channel, while the white connector designates the Secondary channel.

Simply plug in the BLUE END of the IDE cable into the motherboard IDE connector, and the other end(s) into the drive(s). Each ATA-133 IDE cable has three connectors, two of which are closer together. The BLUE connector that is furthest away from the other two is the end that connects to the motherboard. The other two connectors are used to connect to drives.

Notes:

•Always remember to properly set the drive jumpers.

•If only using one device on a channel, it should be set as Master.

•If only using one device on a channel connect it to the last connector.

•The maximum supported length of an IDE cable is 18".

•There are no Master/Slave jumpers on SATA drives.

The mainboard D1692 is also equipped with four Serial ATA (SATA) channels. The following pictures illustrate how to connect an SATA drive.

1 = SATA drive cable connection

2 = SATA drive power connection

3 = SATA cable motherboard connector

4 = SATA drive power adapter

Floppy Drives

Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives. In most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable which will force a proper connection of the cable. Attach floppy drive (drive A:) to the end of the cable with the twist in it.

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