ALLATION INST .III

Connectors

III.INSTALLATION

3.Parallel Port Connector (25-pin Female)

You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel Port” in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE.

NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.

Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)

4.Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connectors (Two 9-pin Male)

The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See “Onboard Serial Port” in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE.

COM 1COM 2

Serial Ports (9-pin Male)

5.Floppy drive connector (FLOPPY, 34-1 pin block )

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect- ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).

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

PIN 1

P5A Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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