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IDE1 is also known as the primary channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that 
make a total of four devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and 
Slave mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM. The setting as master or slave mode depends on the jumper on 
your IDE device, so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly. 
IDE1 is also known as the primary channel and IDE2 as the secondary channel. Each channel supports two IDE devices that 
make a total of four devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to Master and 
Slave mode. Either one can be the hard disk or the CDROM. The setting as master or slave mode depends on the jumper on 
your IDE device, so please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly. 
This motherboard supports ATA33This motherboard supports ATA33
, ATA66 or ATA100 IDE devices. Following table lists the transfer rate of IDE PIO and DMA 
modes. The IDE bus is 16-bit, which means every transfer is two bytes.   
Tip: 
1.  For better signal quality, 
it is recommended to set 
the far end side device 
to master mode and 
follow the suggested
sequence to install your 
new device. Please refer 
to above diagra
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2.  To achieve the best 
performance of Ultra 
DMA 66/100 hard disks, 
a special 80-wires IDE 
cable for Ultra DMA 
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Mode  Clock Period  Clock 
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Cycle Time  Data Transfer Rate 
PIO mode 0  30ns  20  600ns  (1/600ns) x 2byte = 3.3MB/s   
PIO mode 1  30ns  13  383ns  (1/383ns) x 2byte = 5.2MB/s   
PIO mode 2  30ns  8  240ns  (1/240ns) x 2byte = 8.3MB/s   
PIO mode 3  30ns  6  180ns  (1/180ns) x 2byte = 11.1MB/s   
PIO mode 4  30ns  4  120ns  (1/120ns) x 2byte = 16.6MB/s   
DMA mode 0  30ns  16  480ns  (1/480ns) x 2byte = 4.16MB/s   
DMA mode 1  30ns  5  150ns  (1/150ns) x 2byte = 13.3MB/s   
DMA mode 2  30ns  4  120ns  (1/120ns) x 2byte = 16.6MB/s   
UDMA 33  30ns  4  120ns  (1/120ns) x 2byte x2 = 33MB/s 
UDMA 66  30ns  2  60ns  (1/60ns) x 2byte x2 = 66MB/s 
UDMA100  20ns  2  40ns  (1/40ns) x 2byte x2 = 100MB/s 
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Warning: The specification of the IDE cable is a maximum of 46cm (18 inches); 
make sure your cable does not exceed this length. 










