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(8) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD1
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the
single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives.
Floppy Drive Connector
Pin 1
FDD
(9) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1
This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the
single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at 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 jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for
the jumper settings.
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Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the
“Master” and the second HDD is referred to as the “Slave”.
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For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this
channel may drop.
(10) Serial-ATAII Port connector:SATA1~SATA6
These connectors support the provided Serial ATA2 hard disk cables to connecting the
motherboard with serial ATAII hard disks. E-SATA1 is not for SATA hard drive, it is only
for connecting to a SATA connector of the D-SATA1, D-SATA2 or D-SATA3 to let the
ESATA port work.
IDE Connector
Pin 1
IDE1
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