AIMB-540 User’s Manual 14The slots provide a fast high-bandwidth pathway between the mother-board and expansion cards.More Information: See the section “Connecting & Installing InternalPeripherals”in Chapter 4. Technical specifications are listed in Chapter 7.PCI Expansion Slots :All slots are Bus Master capable and PCI 2.2 com-pliantFigure 2.3: PCI Expansion slots2.3.5 Drive ConnectorsThere are three drive connectors on the motherboard for connecting IDEand floppy disk drives.2.3.6 IDE Drive ConnectorsFunction: The two IDE connectors, marked ‘Primary’and ‘Secondary’,are for connecting IDE drives to the motherboard.Description: The IDE controller on the motherboard supports IDEdevices running in all modes up through ATA-100. There are two IDEdrive connectors. Each connector supports two drives, a ‘Master’and a‘Slave’ which connect to the motherboard with a ribbon cable. The sup-plied cable supports transfer modes through ATA-100.More Information: See the section on “Connecting Internal Peripherals”in Chapter 5 for instructions on connecting IDE drives. Technical specifi-cations are listed in Chapter 7.IDE Drive Connectors: The channels are labeled on the board.
