Hardware SetupAX78 1-131.8 Connecting Peripheral Devices1.8.1 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive ConnectorsThe FDC1 connector connects up to two floppy drives with a 34-wire, 2-connector floppy cable.Connect the single end at the longer length of ribbon cable to the FDC1 on the board, the twoconnectors on the other end to the floppy disk drives connector. Generally you need only onefloppy disk drive in your system.※ The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin-1 on both the FDC1port and the floppy connector.Each of the IDE port connects up to two IDE drivesat Ultra ATA/100 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor,and 3-connector Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables.Connect the single end (blue connector) at the longerlength of ribbon cable to the IDE port of this board,the other two ends (gray and black connector) at theshorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectorsof your hard drives.※ Make sure to configure the “Master” and “Slave” relation before connectingtwo drives by one single ribbon cable. The red line on the ribbon cable must bealigned with pin-1 on both the IDE port and the hard-drive connector.
