Asus P4SDR-VM Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 41

3. IDE connectors (two 40-1 pin PRIMARY IDE/SECONDARY IDE) These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/133/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable's blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA/133/100/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the UltraDMA/100/66 master device. It is recommended that you connect non-UltraDMA/100/66 devices to the secondary IDE connector. If you install only one hard disk, configure the drive as a master device by setting its jumper accordingly. If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive as a slave device. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS supports specific device bootup. If you have more than two UltraDMA/133/100/66 devices, purchase another UltraDMA/133/100/66 cable. You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables - one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector. 1. Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables. 2. The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA/133/100/66 cable is intentional. Secondary IDE Connector Primary IDE Connector P4SDR-VM ® PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 P4SDR-VM IDE Connectors PIN 1 For UltraDMA/133/100/66 IDE devices, use an 80-conductor IDE cable. The UltraDMA/66 cable included in the motherboard package also supports UltraDMA/100. ASUS P4SDR-VM motherboard user guide 2-19