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3 .

I D E R A I D c o n n e c t o r s

I D E R A I D c o n n e c t o r s
( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I _ R A I D 1 [ r e d ] , S E C _ R A I D 1 [ r e d ] )

( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I _ R A I D 1 [ r e d ] , S E C _ R A I D 1 [ r e d ] )

( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I _ R A I D 1 [ r e d ] , S E C _ R A I D 1 [ r e d ] )
These connectors are for Ultra ATA 133/100/66 signal cables. These
connectors support up to four IDE hard disk drives that can be
configured as a disk array through the onboard IDE RAID controller.

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Before creating a RAID set using Ultra ATA hard disks, make
sure that you have connected the Ultra ATA signal cable and
installed Ultra ATA 133/100/66 hard disk drives.

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The system automatically assigns the boot sequence of ATAPI
devices connected to the IDE RAID connectors.

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The ITE

8212F controller supports a maximum of 2 Ultra ATA hard

disk drives. In RAID 1 array, set both drives either as Master or Slave
before configuring a RAID 1 set.

These connectors are set to IDE mode by default. In IDE mode, you can
connect IDE devices to these connectors such as boot/data hard disk
drives or optical drives. If you intend to create an IDE RAID set using
these connectors, set the I T E 8 2 1 2 F C o n t r o l l e r

I T E 8 2 1 2 F C o n t r o l l e r

I T E 8 2 1 2 F C o n t r o l l e r item in the BIOS to

RAID Mode. See section “4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration” for
details.

P5GDC-V

P5GDC-V RAID connectors

NOTE: Orient the red markings
(usually zigzag) on the IDE
cable to PIN 1.

PRI_RAID1

PIN 1

SEC_RAID1