ASRock P4i945GC Quick Installation Guide - Page 12

2.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! FDD connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.2 No. 21) the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Primary IDE connector (Blue) Secondary IDE connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.2 No. 8) (39-pin IDE2, see p.2 No. 7) connect the blue end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA cable Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE device as "Master". Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black). SATAII_1 SATAII_3 SATAII_2 SATAII_4 Serial ATAII Connectors (SATAII_1: see p.2, No. 14) (SATAII_2: see p.2, No. 13) (SATAII_3: see p.2, No. 11) (SATAII_4: see p.2, No. 12) These Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATAII or SATA hard disk for internal storage devices. The current SATAII interface allows up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate. Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable (Optional) Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA / SATAII hard disk or the SATAII connector on the motherboard. 12 ASRock P4i945GC Motherboard English