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26 ASUS SP97 / SP97-V User’s Manual
5. External Connectors
IMPORTANT: Connect ribbon cables such that the red stripe is on the pin 1 side of
the connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin
1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard and floppy disk drives. IDE ribbon
cable must be less than 18in. (46cm), with the second drive connector no more than
6in. (15cm) from the first connector.
1. Keyboard Connector (KBCON, 5-pin female)
This connector supports either a standard IBM-compatible, 101/102-key, or 104-
key keyboard (Windows 95-compatible).
Keyboard Connector
Onboard Keyboard Connector
(5-pin female)
This motherboard accepts
a 5-pin AT keyboard connector
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2. Floppy Disk Drive Connector (FLOPPY, 34-1 pin block )
This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable. After con-
necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the
floppy disk drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orien-
tation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
Pin 1
Orient the red stripe on the
floppy ribbon cable to pin 1.
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WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are
clearly separated from jumpers as shown in the motherboard layout (page 12).
Placing jumper caps over these pins will damage your motherboard.
III. INSTALLATION
(Connectors)
III. INSTALLATION