2.8Connectors

This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard.

Always connect ribbon cables with the colored to Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives.

1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug).

FLOPPY1

NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.

P4P800

PIN 1

P4P800 Floppy Disk Drive Connector

ASUS P4P800 Deluxe motherboard user guide

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