Setting the ide device jumpers – Epson Epson User Manual

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This section includes steps for the following procedures:

Setting the IDE device jumpers

Installing a hard disk drive in the mounting bracket

Replacing the mounting bracket in the computer

Connecting the drive cables

Setting the IDE Device Jumpers

Before you install any IDE device, be sure to check its jumper

settings. The jumpers indicate the master and slave

configuration of devices connected to both of the IDE
interfaces. If you have two hard disk drives, one must be
configured as the master (which contains your operating

system), and the other as the slave.

A table in the “Information for Qualified Hard Disk Drives”

section of Appendix A lists the master and slave jumper
settings for some high-capacity, IDE hard disk drives. If your

drive is not listed or you need more information, see the
documentation that came with your drive or contact the

manufacturer.

If you are installing another type of IDE device, such as an IDE

CD-ROM drive, check the documentation that came with the

device for the master and slave jumper settings. You must
connect these devices to the secondary IDE interface, as described in

this chapter. Use theprimary interface to connect only IDE hard disk

drives.

Installing and Removing Slimline Drives

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