Section 2. Installing Your PX-708A Internal Drive
PX-708A Installation and Users Manual
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One end of the IDE cable is connected to a port on the computer’s
motherboard; and the other end is connected to one or two peripheral
devices (such as a hard disk or CD-ROM drive). If there are two
devices, one is configured as Master and the other the Slave, as
indicated by the position of jumpers on the back of the drive.
In the case of the Cable Select bus, both devices must be jumpered as
Cable Select. This configuration requires a special Cable Select cable.
If there are two IDE ports, one is for the primary IDE bus and the other
is for the secondary bus.
Before you install your PX-708A, your computer’s IDE configuration is
usually one of the following:
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Configuration A: Hard disks connected as Master and Slave devices
on primary IDE port; CD-ROM drive connected as the Master
device on secondary IDE port.
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Configuration B: Hard disk connected as Master device and DVD
or CD-ROM drive connected as Slave on the primary IDE port;
nothing connected to secondary IDE port.
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Configuration C: Hard disk connected as Master device on primary
IDE port; nothing connected to secondary IDE port.
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Configuration D: System uses special “Cable Select” cables; all
devices are jumpered for Cable Select.
Set the Drive’s Mode Jumper
You specify your drive's Master, Slave, or Cable Select setting before
installing it. You do this by changing the position of a jumper on the
mode jumper block at the rear of the drive.
Your drive ships from our factory with its mode jumper set to operate
the PX-708A as a Master. This will work in most custom system
configurations. If your computer is from a large OEM system
manufacturer such as IBM, Hewlett Packard, Gateway or Compaq, you
will need to pay particular attention to whether the computer uses the
Cable Select scheme.
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