Setting the ide hard disk drive jumpers – Epson EISA Desktop User Manual

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If you are installing a hard disk, it is best to install it in the

internal bay. This reserves the external bay for any accessible

drives you may want to add later. If you prefer, however, you

can install a hard disk in the external bay; just leave the drive

slot cover installed in the front panel.

You can install 3½-inch drives in the internal bay. In the

external bay, you can install 5¼-inch drives or 3½-inch drives

with 5¼-inch mounting frames attached.

You also need to attach metal drive brackets to each drive you

install in the external bay. Two sets of these brackets (and their

retaining screws) came in the box with your computer. The

instructions in this chapter tell you how to install them.

Setting the IDE Hard Disk Drive Jumpers

You may need to change the hard disk drive jumper settings if

you install or remove an IDE hard disk drive. The jumpers tell

the computer whether you are using one hard disk drive or two.

Note

You do not need to set any jumpers if you are removing

your only hard disk drive.

If you are installing only one hard disk drive, see “Changing

the Jumper Settings” below to check your drive’s jumpers.

If you are removing one hard disk drive and leaving another in

your computer, you need to change the jumper settings on the

remaining drive to indicate that it is the only hard disk drive

installed.

Installing and Removing Drives

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