Introduction - Matrox 4Sight-II Installation And Hardware Reference

188 Appendix D: Connecting a floppy disk drive to the parallel port connector

Introduction

If you have purchased the integrated-unit version of Matrox 4Sight-II, you can
connect a floppy disk drive to the parallel port connector, located on the front
panel of the unit. To do so, you will need a custom cable, consisting of the
following components:
• On one end of the cable, you need a 25-pin, D-SUB (DB-25) male connector.
• On the other end, you need a 34-pin, .100" x .100" IDC, female connector.
These connectors should be joined using a ribbon cable.
If you have purchased the motherboard-only version of Matrox 4Sight-II, you will
have to connect your floppy disk drive to the internal connector of the parallel
interface, located on the motherboard. To do so, you will also need a custom cable,
consisting of the following components:
• On one end of the cable, you need a 26-pin, IDC, female connector.
• On the other end, you need a 34-pin, .100" x .100", IDC, female connector.
These connectors should also be joined using a ribbon cable.
Technical reference contains the following information useful for constructing the
custom cable:
• A list of companies that manufacture the cable's required connectors.
• Pinout information for Matrox 4Sight-II's:
- Parallel port connector.
- 26-pin internal connector of the parallel interface.