the mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel ide device connectors (ide1/ide2), providing support for up to four ide devices, such as cd-rom and hard disk drive (hdd).
this mainboard also includes one 34-pin floppy disk controller (fdc1) to accommodate the floppy disk drive (fdd). moreover, this mainboard comes with one 80-pin ata 133/100/66/33 ribbon cable to connect ide hdd, and one 34-pin ribbon cable for fdd connection.
ribbon cables are directional; therefore, connect the red cable stripe to the same side.