Abit IT5 Series User Manual page 100

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Installing two HDDs:
Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, and
Method 2: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master,
Installing two HDDs + one CD-ROM drive:
Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up as Master, set
Method 2: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master,
The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector.
the 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 mainboard.
connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the
other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard.
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 mainboard.
the 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 mainboard.
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 mainboard.
We recommend you use this method, which has no
influence on HDD speed.
connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the drive, and the
other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard.
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 mainboard.
Appendix E
The red line on the connection cable must be
lined up with pin 1 on the connector.