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The function of cable select jumper setting is to let the cable select which drive takes priority ("master") and which one comes after ("slave").

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Does Sata cable need jumper setting?

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What type of hard drive do you have to set a master and slave jumper for?

Some IDE drives have a master/slave jumper, but a significant number of IDE drives defaulted to a "cable select" setting where the drive would determine for itself whether it was the master or the slave by which of the two sockets on the cable it was plugged into.


When two drives connect to the same data cable how does bios know which is the master and slave?

depends on the BIOS and the Hardirves. Some older IDE drives have a switch or a jumper on them that u can select Master or Slave. Some computer you can change this in the BIOS. Master being the controller and slave being the controlled


What is meant by jumper setings?

On a hard drive, you have options to set a jumper. It is a plastic piece that contact two pins on the plug side of the hard disk. This jumper specifies if the hard disk is Primary, Secondary, or Cable Select. If you select Primary, this is telling your computer to boot from this disk (Usually containing the operating system). Secondary is telling the computer that this drive is only for extra storage and cable select means your computer will determine based on the order of which it's plugged in. (Not recommended if you know what the drive is going to be used for)


How can you change the master HD with the slave one in your dell PC?

Go the website of the company that manufactured your drives. Find the correct jumper settings and set the jumper for the one you want as master at the master pin and plug the main IDE cable into it. if you want to run the other as slave, find the correct jumper setting for slave, then plug the second IDE cable into it.


Where do you put jumper cables on a Chevy suburban battery?

The proper way to use jumper cables to boost a low/dead battery: (1) one end of positive jumper cable to "dead" battery; (2) opposite end of positive jumper cable to "good" battery; (3) one end of negative jumper cable to "good" battery; (4) opposite end of negative jumper cable to GROUND on "dead" vehicle. Remove jumper cables in reverse order.


Does car come with a jumper cable?

no


Is it necessary to use a red jumper cable to jump a car with a red battery terminal?

No, it is not necessary to use a red jumper cable to jump a car with a red battery terminal. The color of the jumper cable does not affect the functionality of the jump-start process.


Is using a red jumper cable positive for jump-starting a car battery?

No, using a red jumper cable is not positive for jump-starting a car battery. The red jumper cable is typically used to connect the positive terminals of the two batteries.


What does the black jumper cable stand for?

negative


What color is positive on jumper cable?

red


When jumping a car, should the black or red jumper cable be connected first?

When jumping a car, the red jumper cable should be connected first.