Hard Disk Connectors: Ide1 & Ide2 - MSI 694T Pro User Manual

Chapter 2
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2
The mainboard uses an IDE controller on the VIA
that 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 or 120MB Floppy to IDE1 and
IDE2.
IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)
- The first hard disk drive should always be connected to IDE1. You can
connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE1.
IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)
- You can connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE2.
TIP:
If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second
drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk docu-
mentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.
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