Acer Aspire E650 Aspire E650 Service Guide - Page 76

IDE Connector The main board supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3.0 Gb/s. To get better system performance, users can connect the CD-ROM to the IDE channel, and set up the hard drives on the SATA ports. IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set an IDE device as Master or Slave. When installing two IDE devices by one cable, ensure that one device is set as Master and the other as Slave. SATA Connectors The main board features four SATA connectors to support four drives. SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs. These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation. NOTE: This main board does NOT support the "Hot-Plug" function. SATA cable SATA power cable FDD: Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. Add-on Card Slots PCIE x16 slot The PCI Express x16 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1.0a. PCIE2 slot (PCIE x1) The PCI Express x1 slot is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1.0a as well. 66 Chapter 5