I think there is more involved here than simply AST saving a few cents by not including the connector. All the I/O circuits and logic for the second port are probably missing also. If you look closely at the board, you will also see double rows of silver dots and a few square outlines where there are missing chips and other components. > -----Original Message----- > From: PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 1998 6:15 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Solder the IDE connector myself > > > Hi. > For soldering an IDE connector on the mobo and success, it must > happen that all is functional, but AST decided to save a few cents not > including it. > > > > Hi, > > > > I have an AST adventure 8090p computer. I want upgrade my > > disk space, but I have a problem. In my MoBo I have only one IDE > > connector, the another connector is empty