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Primary IDE channel no 80 conductor inst
Name: Chetan Date: May 3, 2001 at 20:53:30 Pacific
Your mobo is looking for a 80 pin connector cable which is used to connect UDMA 66 and 100 hard drives. You may have your BIOS set to read this type of drive, yet have connected a standard cable.
Also if you have a 80 pin connector, make sure blue is to mobo, black to primary drive and gray to slave.
Check your mobo manual for details or the mobo manufactures site.
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