Connecting The Ide Cable - Intel D815EEA Product Manual

Connecting the IDE Cable

®
The Intel boxed desktop board package includes a 40-contact, 80-conductor IDE cable. It is
capable of connecting two drives to the desktop board. The cable supports Ultra ATA/66 and Ultra
ATA/100 transfer protocols and is backward compatible with drives using slower IDE transfer
protocols.
For the cable to function correctly:
•
Attach the cable end with the single connector (A), which is blue in color and labeled P1, to
the desktop board as shown in Figure 18.
•
Attach the cable end with the two closely spaced connectors (B), which are gray and black and
are labeled P2 and P3, to the drives.
•
If connecting only one IDE drive, be sure to connect the drive to the gray connector (P3).
B
Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components
Figure 18. Connecting the IDE Cable
A
OM10108
37