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44 Chapter 3: Adding devices to the Matrox 4Sight-M motherboard
Connecting devices with an ATA 40-pin connector
You can connect one IDE device that has an ATA 40-pin connector (such as a CD
drive or a 3.5 inch hard disk) to the secondary connector.
Connecting one IDE
device
If you want to connect one IDE device that has an ATA 40-pin connector to the
ATA 40-pin connector, you will need the following items:
• A flat-ribbon cable with 40-pin, IDC, female connectors on each side.
• An accessory power cable (included with your Matrox 4Sight-M package).
To connect the device:
1. Attach a 40-pin connector of the flat-ribbon cable to the ATA 40-pin connector
on the device.
2. Attach the other end of the flat-ribbon cable to the secondary ATA 40-pin
connector.
3. Attach the accessory power cable between the power-input connector on your IDE
device, and the power-supply connector on the motherboard.
Important The voltages that can be drawn from the 4-pin power supply connector on the
motherboard are outlined in the Motherboard section of the Technical reference
appendix. If the IDE device that you are connecting requires more power than
that specified in the table, use an external power supply. If you do not, you will
risk damaging the motherboard.
Connecting two IDE
devices to a single
ATA 40-pin
connector
If you want to connect two, 40-pin connector, IDE devices to the secondary
ATA 40-pin connector, you will need the following items:
• A flat-ribbon cable with three 40-pin, IDC, female connectors at each end.
• A custom power cable. The accessory power cable provided by Matrox will not be
adequate, since it has been designed for use by a single device only.
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