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About IDE
IDE (Enhanced IDE/E-IDE) is one of the standards applied to the connection
between personal computers and their peripherals.
A computer motherboard provides two IDE connectors (primary and second-
ary). (Although, some motherboards provide only a primary connector.)
You may connect up to two IDE devices (hard disk, CD-ROM, or CD-R
drives) to the connectors using an IDE cable. One of the devices connected via
the IDE cable is called "master" and the other called "slave."
IDE connectors
on the motherboard
PRIMARY IDE
SECONDARY IDE
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Disconnect all the cables connected to the rear of the existing
CD-ROM drive, and also disconnect the audio cable from the
sound card or motherboard's audio connector.
The existing CD-ROM drive in the computer is assumed to be an
IDE-type.
Audio cable
1
IDE device
IDE cable
(primary)
IDE cable (secondary)
IDE device
IDE cable
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IDE device
(slave)
(master)
IDE device
(slave)
(master)
4-pin power connector
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