Abit LM6E Pentium II User Manual page 74

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Installing two HDDs:
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:
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
The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on
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.
Appendix B
The red line on the connection