Asus ME-99 ME-99 User Manual - Page 32

3. HARDWARE SETUP 9) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1 pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly. Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu). (Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged). TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables - one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector. You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu. IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80-conductor IDE cable. 01 01 01 Secondary IDE Connector NOTE: Orient the red markings PIN 1 on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. Primary IDE Connector ME-99 ® ME-99 IDE Connectors PIN 1 10) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 01 01 01 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 ME-99 ® PIN 1 ME-99 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 32 ASUS ME-99 User's Manual