Computer Hardware User Manual

ASUS A7V266-M motherboard user guide

A7V266-M

A7V266-M IDE Connectors

NOTE: Orient the red markings

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

ribbon cable to PIN 1.

Primary IDE Connector

Secondary IDE Connector

PIN 1

10)Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors

(40-1 pin PRIMARY IDE and SECONDARY IDE)

These connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cables supplied with the

motherboard. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the motherboard’s

primary IDE connector (recommended) or the secondary IDE connector. Then

connect the opposite end of the cable to your hard disk. A second slave hard

disk may be attached to the intermediate connector on the cable; it may be

necessary to reset its jumper to Slave mode. Refer to your hard disk

documentation for the jumper settings. It is recommended that non-ATA-

100/66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector. BIOS now

supports specific device bootup (see 4.6 Boot Menu.)

NOTE: ATA-100 is backward compatible with ATA-66 and ATA-33 as with

all existing ATA devices and systems; there is no need to upgrade current

EIDE/IDE drives and host systems. ATA-66 and ATA-100 IDE devices

require a 40-pin 80-conductor cable and RAID arrays only operate with

such cables.