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Hardware Setup
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2
The mainboard uses an IDE controller on the Intel
ICH2 chipset that
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provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33/66/100 modes. It
has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). You can
connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for
future BIOS) and other devices to IDE1 and IDE2. These connectors
support the provided IDE hard disk cable.
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IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect
a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave
mode by setting the jumper accordingly.
IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.
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