Re: western digital WD300 jumper settings

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Author: Eric Cope
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Subject: Re: western digital WD300 jumper settings
I don't recall, but Google does:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA

"Starting with the 80-wire cable defined for use in ATAPI5/UDMA4, the
master device goes at the end of the 18-inch (460 mm) cable—the black
connector—and the slave device goes on the middle connector—the gray
one—and the blue connector goes onto the motherboard. "

Eric

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:

> Which is the primary connector? The one on the end is 1, or the one
> closest to the motherboard?
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Eric Cope <> wrote:
>
>> Cable select determines master/slave settings from which connector the
>> drive is connected on the ribbon cable.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>> On Nov 17, 2011, at 12:55 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:
>>
>> I know it doesn't matter, but what is 'cable select'?
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Stephen <> wrote:
>>
>>> In all ed drives I haveiawd anything data required no jumper in ide
>>> drives you have 3 arts of pins that usually matter. No pin is single drive
>>> master 1-2 single drive master 3-4 single drive slave and 5-6 is cable
>>> select. I can verify this when I get home. There are other jumpers but the
>>> serve some odd legacy functions I cannot recall without a visual aid.
>>> On Nov 17, 2011 12:29 PM, "Michael Havens" <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey guys. I need to set the above mentioned drive as a slave but the
>>>> diagram on the drive doesnt tell me how to do it. I did try to google it
>>>> but couldn't find anything..... hey look.... I think I found something! Is
>>>> this right?* http://tinyurl.com/84sm8ga*
>>>>
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