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Intel P43 Series User's Manual
2.5 Connecting Peripheral Devices
2.5.1 Floppy Disk Drive Connectors
2.5.2 Serial ATA Connectors
Each SATA connector serves as one single channel to connect one SATA device by SATA
cable.
2.5.3 PCI and PCI Express slots
Install PCI Express X16 graphics card into slot “PCIE1”.
Install PCI Express X1 card into slot “PCIE2” or "PCIE3".
Install PCI card into slots “PCI1” or “PCI2” .
The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin-1 on
both the FDD port and the oppy connector.
The FDD connector connects up to two floppy
drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector floppy cable.
Connect the single end at the longer length of
ribbon cable to the FDD on the board, the two
connectors on the other end to the floppy disk
drives connector. Generally you need only one
oppy disk drive in your system.