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Connecting the IDE Cable

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Intel Desktop Board DX38BT Product Guide Connecting the IDE Cable The IDE cable can be used to connect two IDE drives to the Desktop Board. The cable supports the ATA-66/100 transfer protocol. Figure 25 shows the correct installation of the cable. NOTES ATA-66/100 compatible cables are backward compatible with drives using slower IDE transfer protocols. If an ATA-66/100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are attached to the same cable, the maximum transfer rate between the drives may be reduced to that of the slowest drive. Do not connect an ATA device as a slave on the same IDE cable as an ATAPI master device. For example, do not connect an ATA hard drive as a slave to an ATAPI CD-ROM drive. For correct function of the cable: • Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 29. • Attach the cable end with the single connector (blue) to the Intel Desktop Board (Figure 25, A). • Attach the cable end with the two closely spaced connectors (gray and black) to the drives (Figure 25, B). Figure 25. Connecting the IDE Cable 48

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Intel Desktop Board DX38BT Product Guide
48
Connecting the IDE Cable
The IDE cable can be used to connect two IDE drives to the Desktop Board.
The cable
supports the ATA-66/100 transfer protocol.
Figure 25 shows the correct installation of
the cable.
NOTES
ATA-66/100 compatible cables are backward compatible with drives using slower IDE
transfer protocols.
If an ATA-66/100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE
transfer protocol are attached to the same cable, the maximum transfer rate between
the drives may be reduced to that of the slowest drive.
Do not connect an ATA device as a slave on the same IDE cable as an ATAPI master
device.
For example, do not connect an ATA hard drive as a slave to an ATAPI
CD-ROM drive.
For correct function of the cable:
•
Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 29.
•
Attach the cable end with the single connector (blue) to the Intel Desktop Board
(Figure 25, A).
•
Attach the cable end with the two closely spaced connectors (gray and black) to
the drives (Figure 25, B).
Figure 25.
Connecting the IDE Cable