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Connecting one ata disk drive on a cable – Adaptec ASH-1233 User Manual

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Connecting Your ATA Disk Drives

Connecting One ATA Disk Drive on a Cable

When you connect only one ATA disk drive to a cable, that disk
drive must be set as a master drive. (See Setting Jumpers on ATA Disk
Drives

on page 5

for more information.)

To connect one ATA drive to the ASH-1233 adapter:

1

Connect the IDE cable to an IDE connector on the ASH-1233
adapter, being careful to match pin 1 of the cable to pin 1 of the
connector.

The cables and connectors are keyed. If the cable does not slide
easily into the connector, do not force it. Instead, reverse the
cable.

Note:

The stripe along the edge of the cable indicates

Pin #1. If the cable does not slide easily into the connector,
reverse the cable.

2

Connect the other end of the IDE cable to a master drive, as
shown below on the left.

3

Repeat

Step 1

and

2

to connect a second ATA disk drive to the

second IDE connector on the ASH-1233 adapter, as shown above
on the right. Both disk drives must be set as master drives.

Continue with Mounting ATA Disk Drives and Connecting Power
Cables

on page 8

.