ASRock P43ME Quick Installation Guide - Page 17

2.6 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. 24) 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) (39-pin IDE1, see p.2 No. 7) SATAII_3 SATAII_1 SATAII_4 SATAII_2 English connect the blue end to the motherboard connect the black end to the IDE devices 80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable Note: Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details. Serial ATAII Connectors (SATAII_1: see p.2, No. 8) (SATAII_2: see p.2, No. 9) (SATAII_3: see p.2, No. 11) (SATAII_4: see p.2, No. 10) (SATAII_5: see p.2, No. 13) (SATAII_6): see p.2, No. 14) SATAII_5 SATAII_6 These six Serial ATAII (SATAII) connectors support SATA data cables 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 this motherboard. 17 ASRock P43ME Motherboard