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SOYO SY-P4I845GV/PEISA Plus Quick Start Guide
2.3 Installing the IDE Devices
Before Installing the IDE Devices:
1.
Installing a hard disk and an optical device on the same IDE slot/cable is not
recommended since such combination will reduce system performance.
2.
W h e n i n s t a l l i n g t w o I D E d e v i c e s o n o n e I D E s l o t / c a b l e , s e t o n e
o f t h e t w o I D E d e v i c e s ( u s u a l l y t h e b o o t i n g h a r d d r i v e ) t o
M A S T E R , a n d t h e o t h e r S L AV E ( u s u a l l y a s e c o n d h a r d d r i v e o r
a n o p t i c a l d e v i c e ) . T h e d o c u m e n t a t i o n s o f t h e I D E d e v i c e s
u s u a l l y i l l u s t r a t e h o w t o u s e j u m p e r s o r s w i t c h e s t o s w i t c h t h e
d e v i c e s b e t w e e n M A S T E R a n d S L AV E m o d e s .
Installing IDE Devices on IDE1 Slot
The booting hard drive must always be attached to IDE1 slot and set to Master
Mode.
Installing IDE Devices on IDE2 Slot
The second IDE drive on this controller must be set to Slave Mode. In the case of
installing an optical device, you can plug an audio cable into onboard CDIN1
socket (indicated as ○
) to enable front panel audio output from the ear phone jack
D
of the device. The installation process is the same as that of IDE1.
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