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Internal Peripherals Connectors
Enhanced IDE ATA Connectors
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The mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connectors (IDE1/
IDE2) providing support for up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and Hard
Disk Drives (H.D.D.). Moreover, this mainboard comes with one 80-pin ATA
100/66/33 ribbon cable to connect to IDE H.D.D. connection.
Important : Ribbon cables are directional, therefore, make sure to
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always connect with the red cable stripe on the same
side as pin #1 of the IDE1/IDE2 connector on the
mainboard.
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