1.12 Connectors

This section describes and illustrates the connectors on the motherboard.

1.IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE)

This connector supports the provided UltraATA133 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray connector to the UltraATA133 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the UltraATA133 master device.

Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraATA133 cable connector. This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables.

For UltraATA133 IDE devices, use 40-pin 80-conductor cable.

A7V8X-MX SE

PRI IDE

SEC IDE

NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.

A7V8X-MX SE IDE Connectors

PIN 1

 

2.Front panel audio connectors (10-1 pin FPAUDIO)

This is an interface for front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices.

A7V8X-MX SE

MIC2

MICPWR

Line out_R

NC

Line out_L

FP_AUDIO

BLINE_OUT_L

BLINE_OUT_R +5VA AGND

A7V8X-MX SE Front Panel Audio Connector

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