Asus Pentium Motherboard HX97 - Manual (Page 22)

22 ASUS HX97 User’s Manual
5. External Connectors
IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on
the Pin 1 side of the connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on
the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives
and floppy drives. IDE ribbon cable must be less than 18in. (46cm), with the
second drive connector no more than 6in. (15cm) from the first connector.
1. Keyboard Connector (5-pin female)
This connection is for a standard IBM-compatible keyboard. May also be known
as a 101 enhanced keyboard.
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Keyboard Connector (5-pin female)
This motherboard accepts an AT Keyboard
Connector Plug as shown here.
Keyboard Connector
2. Floppy drive connector (34-pin block )
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect-
ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the
floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta-
tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).
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Connect the Red stripe to Pin 1 Pin 1
WARNING: Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are
clearly separated from jumpers in "Map of the ASUS Motherboard."
Placing jumper caps over these will cause damage to your motherboard.
III. INSTALLATION
(Connectors)
III. INST
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