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Hardware Setup

ATA100 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100

controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100

function. You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM and other IDE

devices.

The Ultra ATA100 interface boosts data transfer rates between the

computer and the hard drive up to 100 megabytes (MB) per second. The new

interface is one-third faster than earlier record-breaking Ultra ATA/100

technology and is backwards compatible with the existing Ultra ATA interface.

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can connect a

Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard drive to Slave mode

by setting the jumper accordingly.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)

IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

MSI Reminds You...

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the

second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the

hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for

jumper setting instructions.

IDE1IDE2

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