3.IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)

The onboard IDE connector is for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard’s IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to configure your devices:

 

 

Drive jumper setting

Mode of device(s)

Cable connector

Single device

Cable-Select or Master

-

Black

 

 

Cable-Select

Master

Black

Two devices

Slave

Gray

 

Master

Master

Black or gray

 

 

 

 

Slave

Slave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable.

• Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices.

If any device jumper is set as “Cable-Select”, ensure that all other device jumpers have the same setting.

4.LPT connector

The LPT (Line Printing Terminal) connector supports devices such as a printer. LPT is standardized as IEEE 1284, which is the parallel port interface on IBM PC-compatible computers.

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