Intel D865PERL User Manual

Intel Desktop Board D865PERL Product Guide
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Connecting the IDE Cable
The IDE cable can connect two drives to the desktop board. The cable supports the ATA-66/100
transfer protocol. Figure 11 shows the correct installation of the cable.
NOTE
ATA-66/100 compatible cables are backward compatible with drives using slower IDE transfer
protocols. If an ATA-66/100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are
attached to the same cable, the maximum transfer rate between the drives may be reduced to that of
the slowest drive.
NOTE
Do not connect an ATA device as a slave on the same IDE cable as an ATAPI master device. For
example, do not connect an ATA hard drive as a slave to an ATAPI CD-ROM drive.
For correct function of the cable:
• Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" on page 27.
• Attach the cable end with the single connector to the Intel desktop board (Figure 11-A).
• Attach the cable end with the two closely spaced connectors to the drives (Figure 11-B).
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B
A
Figure 11. Connecting the IDE Cable

Intel D865PERL Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel 865PE
Socket	Socket 478
Form Factor	ATX
Memory Type	DDR SDRAM
Memory Slots	4
Maximum RAM	4 GB
Expansion Slots	1 x AGP 8x, 5 x PCI
LAN	10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Supported CPU	Intel Pentium 4, Intel Celeron
Storage Interfaces	2 x ATA-100, 2 x SATA
USB Ports	8 x USB 2.0 (4 rear, 4 via headers)
Audio	6-channel AC'97