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Chapter 2: Hardware information

4. RAID ATA/133/100/66/33 connector (40-1 pin PRI_RAID1)

(on RAID models only)

This connector supports either RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration through
the onboard Promise PDC20376 controller. You can use the RAID
feature to set up a disk array configuration and to support additional
IDE devices.

Important notes on the RAID feature:

By default, the drive that you connect to the PRI_RAID1 connector
follow the ATA133/100/66/33 protocol as an independent drive, not
as a disk array.

The PRI_RAID1 connector supports only one HDD set to Master
mode. An HDD set to Slave mode does not work.

For RAID 0 configuration, you may use any two of the Parallel ATA
and Serial ATA connectors, or all three connectors.

For RAID 1 configuration, you may use any two of the Parallel ATA
and Serial ATA connectors.

The RAID/SATA controller chipset does not support ATAPI devices
such as CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, etc.

P4PE

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

PRI_RAID1

P4PE RAID IDE Connectors

PIN 1