Hardware setup – Asus MEW-B User Manual

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Connectors

3. H/W SETUP

3. HARDWARE SETUP

Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1/IDE2)
These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other
end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the
second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly. Refer to your
hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports specific
device bootup (see Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu). (Pin 20 is removed to
prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with
pin 20 plugged).

TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon
cables – one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE
connector. You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on
a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu.

IMPORTANT:

UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80-conductor IDE

cable.

MEW-B

MEW-B IDE Connectors

NOTE: Orient the red markings
(usually zigzag) on the IDE
ribbon cable to

PIN 1

Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2)

Primary IDE Connector (IDE1)

PIN 1

4) IDE Activity LED Lead (2-pin IDELED)

This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s IDE activity LED. Read and
write activity by devices connected to the Primary and/or Secondary IDE con-
nectors will cause the LED to light up.

MEW-B IDE Activity LED

TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not
light, try reversing the 2-pin plug.

IDELED

MEW-B