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IDE Connector
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The IDE connector is used to connect hard drives. The connector on the IDE cable can be
inserted into this connector only if pin 1 of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of this connector.
The IDE connector supports 2 devices, a Master and a Slave. Use an IDE ribbon cable to con-
nect the drives to the system board. An IDE ribbon cable has 3 connectors on them, one that
plugs into the 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.
Note:
Refer to your disk drive user's manual for information about selecting proper drive
switch settings.
Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive
When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow
the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on
the drives.
The system board supports Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133
hard drives. We recommend that you use hard drives from the same manufacturer. In a few
cases, drives from two different manufacturers will not function properly when used together.
The problem lies in the hard drives, not the system board.
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Important:
If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is set in Master
mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some ATAPI CD-ROMs may not
be recognized and cannot be used if incorrectly set in Master mode.
BIOS Setting
Configure the onboard IDE in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (JMB36X ATA Configuration
section) of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 7 - BIOS Setup for more information.
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