Asus AP2000 Hardware Reference - Page 31

II. Components II. System Components IDE Cabling Proper IDE device operation requires that the IDE ribbon cable does not exceed 18 inches. If only one IDE device is used, connect it to the end of the cable. Remove unused cables from the motherboard's IDE connector to ensure proper signal strength. CD-ROM Disk Drive (IDE) The CD-ROM disk drive mounts only in one of the three fixed device bays and requires signal and power connections like that of IDE hard disk drives. The power and signal cable is straightforward with connectors designed to only fit correctly. The red stripe of the signal and power cables should face each other. CD audio output CD-ROM drive connections NOTE: A CD-ROM audio cable is also provided in case you install an audio card. The only function of the audio cable is to direct music CD audio signal to your audio card. Computer CDROMs have data (such as *.wav, *.mpg, *.avi) that travels through the signal cable. Red stripe of signal cable Red stripe of power cable AP2000 Hardware Reference Guide 31