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IDE1 and IDE2 Connectors:

An IDE hard disk drive ribbon cable has 40

wires and two connectors to provide a

connection for two IDE hard disk drives.

After connecting the single end to the IDE1

(or IDE2), connect the two connectors on

the other end to the IDE hard disk drives (or

CD-ROM drive, LS-120, etc.).

Before you install a hard disk, there are

some things you need to be aware of:

♦

“Primary” refers to the first connector on the motherboard, that is, the IDE1 connector on

the motherboard.

♦

“Secondary” refers to the second connector on the motherboard, that is, the IDE2

connector on the motherboard.

♦

Two hard disks can be connected to each connector:

The first HDD is referred to as the “Master”,

The second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”.

♦

For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM drive on the

same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may

drop. (how much depends on your CD-ROM drive performance)

Note

The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the hard disk itself. Please

refer to the hard disk drive user’s manual.

A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the

wire pin 1 to theIDE connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into the IDE

connector.

You still can connect the ATA/66 drive to IDE1 or IDE2, but the performance will be

limited to 33Mbytes/sec.

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