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Notes for installing PATA hard disk drive
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If your operating system is installed
to the hard disk drive controlled by
the RAID or other controllers, you
have to install the controller driver
to the hard disk first.
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The cables are designed with pull
tabs. Just easily install the disk
drives based on the cable labels.
To prevent damaging the pins, pull
the cable tabs to disconnect the
cable.
•
There are two cables for ATA IDE
disk drives, the newer 80-wire
(right) and the older 40-wire (left)
cables. For ATA66/100/133 disk
drives, only the 80-wire cable can
offer a better performance. The
40-wire cables are usually for the
optical drives.
•
The cable connector is color-
coded. The blue one is for the host
connector, and the black/gray one
is for the primary/secondary disk
drive.
•
When connecting two IDE devices,
you have to set the jumpers to
different position, one in master
and one in slave. If you are using
an 80-wire cable, you can use the
cable select style.
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