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3. HARDWARE SETUP
3) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1/IDE2)
These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/100/66/33 IDE hard disk
ribbon cable. Connect the cable's blue connector to the primary (recommended)
or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray connector to the
UltraDMA/100/66/33 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to
the UltraDMA/100/66/33 master device. It is recommended that non-
UltraDMA/100/66/33 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector. If
you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive as a slave device
by setting its jumper accordingly. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the
jumper settings. BIOS supports specific device bootup (see 4.6. Boot Menu). If
you have more than two UltraDMA/100/66/33 devices, purchase another
UltraDMA/66/33 cable.
NOTES:
1. Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the
UltraDMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect orientation when you
connect the cables.
2. The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA/66 cable is intentional.
TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon
cables – one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary
IDE connector.
IMPORTANT:
Use only 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cables for UltraDMA/100/66
IDE devices. The UltraDMA/66 cable included in the motherboard package
also supports UltraDMA/100 devices.
CUV4X-VM
CUV4X-VM IDE Connectors
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NOTE: Orient the red markings
(usually zigzag) on the IDE
ribbon cable to PIN 1.
PIN 1
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