Nstallation 3.1 s – SimpleTech Zeus Ultra User Manual

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System Requirements

Installation

Zeus Ultra DMA Solid State Drives

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NSTALLATION

3.1

S

YSTEM

R

EQUIREMENTS

Before installing the Zeus SSD in your system, make sure you have the following items:

Mounting hardware (as required)

ATA (IDE) bus interface cable (as specified in Table 10, below)

For 3.5-inch Zeus SSD; available 5V power source (4-pin connector)

3.2

D

RIVE

C

ONFIGURATION

Before installing the SSD, the drive must be configured to operate as either the Master
or Slave IDE device. The Master/Slave setting represents the ordering of electronic
devices on an IDE channel. If the Zeus SSD is the only ATA (IDE) drive installed in the
system, set up the drive as the master device. If two drives are installed in the machine,
one device must be configured as the master and the other as the slave. Jumpers located
at the rear of the Zeus SSD allow you to configure the drive as either the Master or the
Slave device.

Table 10.

ATA (IDE) Cable Requirements

Drive (form factor)

ATA (IDE) Interface

Operating Mode

2.5-inch Zeus SSD

44-pin; 44 conductor

PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ultra DMA modes 0, 1 and 2

44-pin 80-conductor

Ultra DMA modes 3 and 4

3.5-inch Zeus SSD

40-pin; 40 conductor

PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ultra DMA modes 0, 1 and 2

40-pin; 80 conductor

Ultra DMA modes 3 and 4

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