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To configure a hardware device. For example, IDE hard drives have a set of pins near the power cable and controller cable connectors. There is a jumper that can be set to tell the device that it is a master or slave drive on the port. Some old SCSI hard drives had a jumper for designating the number of the device on the SCSI bus. SCSI can have up to 8 devices on one bus, including the controller. So technically it only supports 7 devices. Many motherboards support processors of different speeds. These motherboards will have jumpers that can be set to tell it how fast the processor operates.
Eldred Bergstrom
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∙ 16y agoJumpers for a PC hard drive are next to the power connector. Mostly in between the power connector and the data cable connector. These are used for setting up Master/Slave settings and also to limit capacity of the HDD seen by PC BIOS on some older hard disks. Usually settings which are selected by jumper setting to various locations are printed on the hard disk information sticker.
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∙ 14y agoJumpers are small pieces of plastic with a metal tab in them. They are used for connecting two pins together and forming a circuit, usually to indicate some setting. Most computers use the BIOS to control all the settings in a computer, so there is only one jumper, used to put the BIOS into a recovery mode.
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∙ 15y agoA "jumper" in computing is a small piece of metal surrounded by plastic approximately 1millimeter by 3 millimeters which is used to "jump" or short a connection between two places on a circuit board. They are used most commonly for setup on motherboards and disk drives.
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∙ 8y agoA jumper, depicted above, is a connector that connects between two pins on a motherboard. They are made of plastic and contain a piece of metal to carry electricity. Their purpose is to configure the motherboard or to bypass something. On older systems, jumpers were used to set the CPU and bus speed.
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∙ 13y agowe have three types of jumper in a system and they are:(1)cable select jumper(2)slave jumper(3)master jumper
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∙ 11y agoa jumper is used to "jump" or short a connection between two places on a circuit board
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What type of jumper that can be unbuttoned?
A Cardigan has buttons down the front.
What is the function of cable select jumper setting?
The function of cable select jumper setting is to let the cable select which drive takes priority ("master") and which one comes after ("slave").
How do you install computer jumpers?
You take the jumper (the little plastic thing) and with either a pair of needle nose pliers or tweezers slide the jumper over the pins on whatever it is you need to jumper for
Will a computer booted that has no jumper on the hard drive?
This question is highly dependent on the specifics of your hard drive. Some hard drives have jumper set ups where theres a setting that has no jumper. If that's your type of hard drive then there should be no issue. Either way the computer should boot regardless of jumper setup. It just may not be able to load the Operating System.
How do you get to the CMOS of a computer if you don't know the system password that it is asking for?
(Computer should be turn off) To get to the BIOS/CMOS of the computer with you not knowing the password, first open the system unit, then take the CMOS battery and jumper out (refer to the motherboard documentation to locate the jumper) then set the jumper from 2 and 3 pins to 3 and 4 pins or from 1 and 2 pins to just 1. Put the battery back in, then turn on the computer, count to 20. Turn off the computer, set the jumper back to its original position then turn the computer back on, try to access BIOS/CMOS the password should now be gone.
How can you tell if a jumper is on or off?
A jumper is closed (on) if the cover is in place, connecting the two pins that make up the jumper; a jumper is open (off) if the cover is not in place.
Is calculation a main function of a computer?
Calculation is the only function of a computer!
What is the function of a computer mouse tagalog?
What is the basic function of a computer mouse
What are the function and duties of a computer microprocessor?
The main function of this part of the computer is to read scripts and process computer programs.
What does a computer need so that it will function?
computer need its main component c.p.u to function .
What is the difference between computer structure and computer function?
i think computer structure is just a drawing of computer in a postal or book while computer function is just like the purpose of a computer.
What is the computer function in which processed data is displayed?
the computer function processed data is displayed is known as...
