Chapter 2 – Asus M4A78T-E User Manual

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Chapter 2

Drive jumper setting

Mode of device(s)

Cable connector

Single device

Cable-Select or Master

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Black

Two devices

Cable-Select

Master

Black

Slave

Gray

Master

Master

Black or gray

Slave

Slave

•

Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA

cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable.

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Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices.

If any device jumper is set as “Cable-Select,” make sure all other device jumpers have the

same setting.

3.

IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)
The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable. There are three

connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue

connector to the motherboard’s IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to configure

your device.

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