Abit BX6 User Manual page 69

General Discussion about HDD Installation
Installing two HDDs:
The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the
connector.
Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, and the
Method 2: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, connect
Installing two HDDs + one CD-ROM drive:
The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the
connector.
Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up as Master, set the
Method 2: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, connect
connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the CD-ROM drive,
and the other end to connector IDE2 on the motherboard.
We recommend you use this kind of connection, since it has
no influence on HDD speed.
other drive at Slave. Connect one of the connectors of the
40-pin cable to the first drive, another connector to the
second drive, and the other end of the cable to connector
IDE1 on the motherboard.
one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end to
connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
Set the other hard disk drive at Master, connect one end of
the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end to connector
IDE2 on the motherboard.
other HDD at Slave, connect one connector of the 40-pin
cable to the first drive, another connector to the second drive,
and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the
motherboard. You can ignore the setting of the CD-ROM
drive. Connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and
the other end to connector IDE2 on the motherboard. We
recommend you use this method, since it has no influence on
HDD speed.
one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the other end to
connector IDE1 on the motherboard. Set the other hard
disk drive at Master, and be sure that the CD-ROM drive is
set at Slave. Most of CD-ROM drives are set at Slave as a
default, so you will normally not have to set the CD-ROM
drive. After you have verified the settings, connect one
connector of the 40-pin cable to the HDD, another connector
to the CD-ROM drive, and the other end of the cable to
connector IDE2 on the motherboard.
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