Ide Disk Drive Connectors - DFI BL630-DR User Manual

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Hardware Installation

IDE Disk Drive Connectors

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The shrouded PCI IDE header will interface two Enhanced IDE
(Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE
cable installation, the shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mecha-
nism. The 40-pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the
header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the
header.
Connecting the IDE Disk Drive Cable
The IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave. Use
an IDE ribbon cable to connect the drives to the system board. An
IDE ribbon cable have 3 connectors on them, one that plugs into
an IDE connector on the system board and the other 2 connects
to IDE devices. The connector at the end of the cable is for the
Master drive and the connector in the middle of the cable is for
the Slave drive.
Install one end of the IDE cable into the IDE header (J1) on the
system board and the other connectors to the IDE devices.
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