HARDWARE SETUP
Internal Connectors
WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard.
IMPORTANT: Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and
1)Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors
These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/66 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 UltraDMA/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the UltraDMA/66 master device. It is recommended that
Connectors
H/W SETUP
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NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.
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