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AAA-UDMA Installation and Hardware Guide
Connecting UDMA Drives
The AAA-UDMA supports up to four UDMA drives. Before con-
necting drives to the AAA-UDMA, be sure to also review
Setting Up
UDMA Drives
on page 2-6.
Connecting UDMA Drives to the UDMA Connectors
Using the four 40-pin UDMA/66 cables included in your kit, you
can connect a single UDMA drive to each of the four internal UDMA
connectors on the AAA-UDMA.
Note:
Retail vendors usually supply UDMA/66 cables
equipped with three connectors, allowing for up to two
UDMA drives. When connecting UDMA drives to the
AAA-UDMA, connect only one UDMA drive to each
UDMA/66 cable used. If you connect more than one drive
to a cable, the AAA-UDMA will not function properly.
Adaptec strongly recommends that you use only the two-
connector UDMA/66 cables provided by Adaptec.
Follow these steps to connect your UDMA drives:
1
Locate the 40-pin, UDMA/66 cable. The UDMA cable has a
blue and a black connector. The blue connector is marked
TO
CARD
and should always be connected to the AAA-UDMA
card. The black connector is marked
TO DRIVE
and should
always be connected to the drive. Reversing the connection
degrades the performance.
Figure 2-6. 40-pin UDMA/66 Cable
Black
Connector
Connect to UDMA Drive
Blue
Connector
Connect to
AAA-UDMA
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