Abit PR5 User Manual page 90

Alternate Installation
You can also install these as follows:
Hard Disk: Primary Master
Attach to end of 1st IDE cable.
CD-ROM: Primary Slave
Set drive as Slave.
Attach to middle of 1st IDE cable.
Attach other end of 1st IDE cable to PR5
IDE1 connector.
Example 1: One Hard Disk
To install this configuration:
1. Make sure the drive is configured as a master drive.
Most drives are set this way at the factory.
2. Connect the Master end of the IDE ribbon cable to
the drive aligning the Pin 1 positions and install it
in the system case.
3. Plug the other end of the IDE cable onto the IDE1
connector on the mainboard with the Pin 1 posi-
tions aligned.
4. Use the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility to enter the drive
parameters for the Primary Master as described in
the Standard CMOS Setup section of Section 3.
5. Format the drive as required by the operating sys-
tem you will use.
Example 2: One Hard Disk & One CD-ROM Drive
To install this configuration:
1. Make sure the drives are configured as master
drives. Most hard disk drives are set this way at
the factory.
2. Connect the Master end of one IDE ribbon cable
to the hard disk aligning the Pin 1 positions and
install it in the system case.
3. Plug the other end of the IDE cable onto the IDE1
connector on the mainboard with the Pin 1 posi-
tions aligned.
4. Connect the Master end of the other IDE ribbon
cable to the CD-ROM drive aligning the Pin 1 po-
sitions and install it in the system case.
5. Plug the other end of the IDE cable onto the IDE2
connector on the mainboard with the Pin 1 posi-
tions aligned.
6. Use the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility to enter the hard
disk parameters for the Primary Master as described
in Standard CMOS Setup section of Section 3. The
CD-ROM drive does not require this.
7. Format the drive as required by the operating sys-
tem you will use.
• Note: You can also connect the CD-ROM drive as
the IDE1/Primary Slave but this can adversely af-
fect hard disk performance. If you do , make sure
to configure the CD-ROM drive as a Slave drive.