Abit IT5E Series User Manual page 87

General Discussion about HDD Installation
Installing a hard disk:
In the Standard CMOS Setup Menu,
Primary means the first connector on the mainboard, that is,
connector IDE1 on our mainboard.
Secondary means the second connector on the mainboard,
that is, connector IDE2 on our mainboard.
Two HDDs can be connected to the each connector:
The first HDD is referred to as Master,
The second HDD is referred to as Slave.
The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the
hard disk itself. Refer to the hard disk drive manual.
Installing one HDD :
Be sure that your hard disk drive is set at Master. Actually, most
hard disk drives are set at Master as a default, so you don' t need
to adjust any setting. Just connect one end of the 40 pin cable on
the drive connector, and the other end to connector IDE1 on the
mainboard.
Installing one HDD + one CD-ROM drive:
Method 1: Set the HDD at Master, and the CD-ROM drive at
Method 2: Set the HDD as Master and connect one end of the
The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector.
Slave.
Connect one connector of the 40-pin cable to the
hard disk, another one to the CD-ROM drive, and
the other end to connector IDE1 on the mainboard.
40-pin cable to the HDD, and the other end to
connector IDE1 on the mainboard.
You can ignore the setting of the CD-ROM drive,
just connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the CD-
ROM drive, and the other end to connector IDE2 on
the mainboard.
We recommend you use this kind of connection,
which has no influence on HDD speed.
The red line on the connection cable must be
lined up with pin 1 on the connector.
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