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Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

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Hardware Setup Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard uses an IDE controller on the VIA® VT8233 chipset that provides PIO mode 0-4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 modes. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (Primary) and IDE2 (Secondary). You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM or 120MB Floppy to IDE1 and IDE2. IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector) - The first hard disk drive should always be connected to IDE1. You can connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE1. IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) - You can connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE2. 39 1 40 2 Primary IDE Connector 39 1 40 2 Secondary IDE Connector If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the TIP hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions. 2-13

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Hardware Setup
2-13
Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2
The mainboard uses an IDE controller on the VIA
®
VT8233 chipset that
provides PIO mode 0-4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 modes.
It has
two HDD connectors IDE1 (Primary) and IDE2 (Secondary).
You can connect
up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM or 120MB Floppy to IDE1 and IDE2.
IDE1
(Primary IDE Connector)
- The first hard disk drive should always be connected to IDE1.
You can
connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE1.
IDE2
(Secondary IDE Connector)
- You can connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE2.
Primary IDE Connector
Secondary
IDE Connector
1
2
40
39
1
2
40
39
TIP
If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the
second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper.
Refer to the
hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for
jumper setting instructions.