Primary Master, 0
(Boot Drive)
| Secondary Master, | |
| 0 | |
Primary Slave, 1 | Secondary Slave, 1 | |
(Additional | (Open) | |
Storage) | Secondary | |
Primary | ||
Motherboard | ||
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Motherboard | Connection | |
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Connection |
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Figure 10
Typical Device Configuration
3.If two drives will be connected to the ATA cable:
•The existing boot drive should be plugged into the black connector on the cable
•The new drive should be plugged into the gray connector.
If the new drive will be the only device on the ATA cable, plug it into the black connector on the cable.
4.Connect power cables to all devices plugged into the ATA cable.
Typical ATA Device Configurations
Most systems are capable of holding four ATA/IDE devices, two devices on the primary cable and two devices on the secondary cable. Typical configurations are as follows:
New System or Failed Boot Drive
(See “Installing a New Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me)” on page 16.)
Cable Position | Device |
Primary Master, 0: | Boot Drive (New Maxtor Drive) |
Primary Slave, 1: | No Device |
Secondary Master, 0: | CD/DVD Drive |
Secondary Slave, 1: | No Device |
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Installing the Hard Drive | 11 |
