User Guide

Hardware Installation
2-20
2.9.7 IDE Devices
Primary IDE Connector
The primary IDE connector marked J5
on the system board supports two IDE
devices - one IDE hard disk and one
additional IDE device. Connect your
IDE HDD to the master port of the
primary IDE cable. If you have other
IDE device to install in your system,
connect it to the slave port.
Secondary IDE Connector
The secondary IDE connector is marked
J6 on the board. This connector also
supports two IDE devices. To install an
IDE CD-ROM drive into your system,
insert master port of the secondary IDE
cable into the CD-ROM drive connector.
If you have more than two hard disks,
connect your third hard disk to the
master port of the cable. Then, connect
your CD-ROM drive to the slave port.
HDD 1
HDD 2
Master port
Master port
Slave port
Slave port