2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper
caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the
headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!
FDD Connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.2, No. 18)
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Primary IDE Connector (Blue)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.2, No. 9)
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE
device as "Master". Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor
for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please
connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and
CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).
Serial ATA Connectors
(SATA1: see p.2, No. 13)
(SATA2: see p.2, No. 12)
Serial ATA (SATA)
Data Cable
(Optional)
ASRock 4CoreDX90-VSTA Motherboard
the red-striped side to Pin1
Secondary IDE Connector (Black)
(39-pin IDE2, see p.2, No. 8)
80-conductor ATA 66/100/133 cable
These two Serial ATA (SATA)
connectors support SATA data
SATA2
cables for internal storage
devices. The current SATA
interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s
SATA1
data transfer rate.
Either end of the SATA data
cable can be connected to the
SATA hard disk or the SATA
connector on the motherboard.
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
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