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njskatchmo
08-19-2003, 02:43 PM
Are the master/Slave jumper settings standard on all HDDs?
Only on HDDs with parallel ATA. They're not needed anymore with Serial ATA.
But yes, all parallel ATA HDD have them.
RJ
reboot
08-19-2003, 03:29 PM
If you mean do the jumper settings on a Fujitsu match those on a Maxtor, or on an IBM, or any other drive, the answer is NO. Each manufacturer has their own way of jumpering drives.
njskatchmo
08-19-2003, 04:38 PM
They should make a standard way for setting master and slave betweent he companies.
doctorgonzo
08-19-2003, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by njskatchmo
They should make a standard way for setting master and slave betweent he companies.
Never going to happen. Why would all the companies in the world get together and decide to manufacture their drives identically? There is no point to that for them.
Drive almost always have a little diagram right on them that show how to set the jumpers. If not, you can usually go to the manufacturer's website to find the diagram.
They should make a standard way for setting master and slave betweent he companies.
Why ? It is clearly said on the label on the hard drive how to set the jumpers.
And with Serial ATA replacing parallel ATA Master/Slave will be no more anyway.
RJ
njskatchmo
08-19-2003, 04:42 PM
I know I'm just saying it would be nice.
njskatchmo
08-19-2003, 04:45 PM
no need for it now. Ive got a standard HDD i just bought and i'm goign to wait for SATA to catch on before i move to it.
If you are using 80 wire Ultra ATA cables, you will be using CS (Cable Select) instead of master/slave.
Just go to the harddrive manufacturers website and get the jumper settings. CS has been around for sometime but still depends whether or not the drive, cable and MOBO support it.
CS is not a given but an option.
A good explanation can be foundhere (http://www.firmware.com/support/bios/cablesel.htm)
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