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CA810 Motherboard Product Guide
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How to Connect IDE Drives
The Intel boxed motherboard package includes an IDE cable. It is capable of connecting two
drives to the motherboard.
The cable supports the Ultra ATA/66 interface and is backward compatible with drives using
slower IDE transfer protocols. If an Ultra ATA/66 drive and a drive using any other IDE
transfer protocol are attached to the same cable, the maximum transfer rate for either drive is
33 MB/second.
When building a system with both Ultra ATA/66 drives and slower drives, attach the
Ultra ATA/66 drives to one channel with the Ultra ATA/66 cable. Attach the slower drives
to the other channel with another cable.
How to Clear the Passwords
This procedure assumes that the motherboard is installed in the computer and the configuration
jumper block is set to normal mode.
1. Observe the precautions in “Before You Begin” (see page 21).
2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Turn off the computer. Unplug the
computer.
3. Remove the computer cover.
4. Find the configuration jumper block (see Figure 14).
5. Place the jumper on pins 2-3 as shown below.
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6. Replace the cover, plug in the computer, turn on the computer, and allow it to boot.
7. The computer starts the Setup program. Setup displays the Maintenance menu.
8. Use the arrow keys to select Clear Passwords. Press <Enter> and Setup displays a pop-up
screen requesting that you confirm clearing the password. Select Yes and press <Enter>.
Setup displays the Maintenance Menu again.
9. Press <F10> to save the current values and exit Setup.
10. Turn off the computer. Unplug the computer.
11. Remove the computer cover.
12. To restore normal operation, place the jumper on pins 1-2 as shown below.
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13. Replace the cover, plug in the computer, and turn on the computer.