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What are the common jumper settings for hard drive configuration?
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Primary master and secondary master
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How do you slave a hard drive to work on another hard drive?
Most of hard drive have jumper settings. While jumper configuration is not required for SATA, it's necessary for EIDE, SCSI etc. Jumpers can be found next to to the power and data ports on the hard drive. Most manufactures will print next to each 2 contacts the configuration supported (Slace, Master etc). Please refer to "Sources and related links" below to find more information.
What are Hard Drive Configuration?
Hard Drive configuration is used to define the Slave and master Hard Drive. When we are attaching more than one hard drive the configuration is used. Configuration is done by jumper setting which is available in back side of hard drive...1st two pins for master hard drive and last pins are slave..
What determines if an IDE hard drive will act as a marter or slave im a particular configuration?
Arrangement of Jumper pins on Hard Drive
What devices are generally configured in the PC Setup program?
System configuration, Boot order, Boot (start-up) configuration and docking-device configuration settings, Basic device configuration settings, Battery charge status and System security and hard-drive password settings
What is the possible solution when the disk drive is not detected by the system?
Be certain that it is plugged in properly (both the data cable and the power supply) and that the jumpers are right. You have to know what the jumper settings mean and what the jumper settings are for the other device (if applicable) on the cable.
When an ide pata CD drive is connected along the same cable as a faster hard drive it is important to set the CD drive to?
set the faster drive to master jumper settings only if it has a working OS on it if not then it wont matter. just remember whichever drive you're using to boot your OS from is the one you have set on master and the second drive should be set to slave jumper settings.
You verify that the cables are connected correctly and the hard drive has the correct jumper settings what could cause the problem?
the bios has not been configured to detect a second hard drive
What are the four possible configurations for a PATA drive installed in a system?
Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Primary or Secondary will depend on which cable are you using to connect the drive. Master or Slave will depend on the drive's jumper configuration.
You install a second hard drive on a PC the PC does not detect the new hard drive you verify the cables are connected correctly and that the hard drive has correct jumper settings what is the problem?
The BIOS has not been configured to detect a second hard drive
What could be the problem if a computer can't recognize a second hard drive after it's verified that the cables are properly connected and the jumper settings are correct?
BIOS not configured to detect a second hard drive
What are common jumpers setting for a hard drive configuration?
Primary master and secondary master
Is there a jumper on the optical drive?
No
