Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1 & Ide2 - MSI KT4M Manual

MS-6596 M-ATX Mainboard
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2
The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra ATA 33/66/
100/133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra ATA
33/66/100/133 function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-
ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices.
The Ultra ATA 133 interface boosts data transfer rates between the com-
puter and the hard drive up to 133 megabytes (MB) per second. The new
interface is one-third faster than earlier record-breaking Ultra ATA/100 tech-
nology and is backwards compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface.
IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can
connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.
IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.
MSI Reminds You...
If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the
second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the
hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for
jumper setting instructions.
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