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Hardware Setup
Hard Disk Connector: IDE1, IDE2, IDE3
The mainboard has 32-bit Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE controllers integrated in the
chips Intel ICH7 and VIA 6410, which supports PIO & Bus Master operation modes
and it can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.
IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector), IDE2 (Second IDE Connector), IDE3 (Third IDE
connector)
Each one can connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly.
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.
IDE1 (blue)
IDE2 (yellow)
IDE3 (yellow)