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ASUS A7N8X-LA/Explorer motherboard user guide
11
Connectors
This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the
motherboard.
Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the
connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector
on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side
on floppy disk drives.
1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After
connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the
floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when
using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug).
A7N8X-LA
NOTE: Orient the red markings o
n
the floppy ribbon cable to
PIN 1
A7N8X-LA Floppy Disk Drive Connector
PIN 1
FLOPPY1