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Connecting the IDE Cable
The Intel
®
boxed server board package includes a 40-contact, 80-conductor IDE cable. It is capable
of connecting two drives to the server board. The cable supports Ultra ATA/66 and Ultra ATA/100
transfer protocols and is backward compatible with drives using slower IDE transfer protocols.
For the cable to function correctly:
• Attach the cable end with the single connector (A), which is black and labeled PRI IDE, to the
server board as shown in Figure 13.
• Attach the cable end with the two closely spaced connectors (B), which are gray and black and
are labeled P2 and P3, to the drives.
• If connecting only one IDE drive, be sure to connect the drive to the gray connector (P3).
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A
B
Figure 13. Connecting the IDE Cable
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