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Figure 2-12. How to connect an ATA/66

Cable to the Motherboard

host systems. The Ultra ATA/66 protocol and commands are designed to be compatible with

existing ATA (IDE) devices and systems. Although a new 40-pin, 80-conductor cable is

required for Ultra ATA/66, the chip set pin connector remains the same at 40. Hard drives

that support Ultra ATA/66 also support Ultra ATA/33 and legacy ATA (IDE) specifications.

There are four requirements for attaining Ultra ATA/66:

*The drive must support Ultra ATA/66.

*The motherboard and system BIOS (or an add-in controller) must support Ultra ATA/66.

*The operating system must support Direct Memory Access (DMA); Microsoft Windows

98 and Windows 95B (OSR2) support DMA.

*The cable must be 80-conductor; the length should not exceed 18 inches. If all the above

requirements are met, you can enjoy the Ultra ATA/66 features of your computer system.

How to install the Ultra ATA/66 Cable Assembly:

The

BLUE

connector

MUST

be plugged

into the motherboard or your system will not

work.

Each connector on the Ultra ATA/66

cable assembly has a small polarization tab

centrally located on the body of the plastic.

This fits into the matching slot on the mating

plugs on the motherboard and the drives,

thus assuring positive mating (pin #1 to pin

#1)

The red line on the cable should be aligned with pin #1. On the drives this will result in the

red line facing the power connector. Attach the BLUE connector to the appropriate 40 pin

IDE plug on the motherboard.

Attach the BLACK connector to the mating plug on the master hard drive. Attach the

GREY connector to the mating plug on the slave drive (secondary hard drive, CD ROM,

or tape drive). Please refer figure 2-12.

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