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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: habernack on December 27, 2010, 09:28:58 pm

Title: GA-H57M-USB 1 IDE slot 2 devices
Post by: habernack on December 27, 2010, 09:28:58 pm
I only have 1 IDE slot on this Mobo with a DVD/CD and my HD with my OS on it.
How do I configure the cable and jumper pins?

CD master w/ HD slave? or what

I'm not opposed to re-installing my OS but I can't see my drive.

thanks
Title: Re: GA-H57M-USB No power, no boot, no nothing - I suspect F-Panel pin seating
Post by: Dark Mantis on December 27, 2010, 09:43:51 pm
Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

The power LED should be connected to the two outside pins of the three. If you check your manual it is shown in there. The negative(minus) is on the extreme outside then you miss one pin and the positive(plus) is on the next pin.

If in doubt about the FP_USB then just disconnect it for now from the motherboard.

Try it again and see if it powers up and the correct LEDs are on.
Title: Re: GA-H57M-USB 1 IDE slot 2 devices
Post by: Lsdmeasap on December 28, 2010, 07:51:58 am
Power LED  ;D

You want the HDD as Master and on the end of the cable, and the CD as slave or CS and in the middle of the cable.

Some newer boards will not allow you to use HDD and CD at the same time, so you may end up needing to buy a SATA HDD or CD/DVD drive.
Title: Re: GA-H57M-USB No power, no boot, no nothing - I suspect F-Panel pin seating
Post by: Dark Mantis on December 28, 2010, 10:06:35 am
Quote from: Dark Mantis on December 27, 2010, 09:43:51 pm
Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

The power LED should be connected to the two outside pins of the three. If you check your manual it is shown in there. The negative(minus) is on the extreme outside then you miss one pin and the positive(plus) is on the next pin.

If in doubt about the FP_USB then just disconnect it for now from the motherboard.

Try it again and see if it powers up and the correct LEDs are on.

Not quite sure what happened there.... right answer but wrong question.