jumpers

irbigbird · 02-01-2008, 10:55 PM

I don't understand jumpers at all. Is there a simple explanation for jumpers. I need to know what the jumpers should be on my harddrive. I changed them to match another computers harddrive and when it didnt work in that computer I put it back in its original computer but time has passed and I dont know how the jumpers were set for the original computer it was in.
Thanks for your help.
novice

ukulele_ninja · 02-01-2008, 11:28 PM

are you using one HDD or several? If your just using one, and it is the only drive on the chain, it should be set to master.

**oscaryu1** · 02-02-2008, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irbigbird

I don't understand jumpers at all. Is there a simple explanation for jumpers. I need to know what the jumpers should be on my harddrive. I changed them to match another computers harddrive and when it didnt work in that computer I put it back in its original computer but time has passed and I dont know how the jumpers were set for the original computer it was in.
Thanks for your help.
novice

Master - To be the main drive.
Slave - To be the secondary drive.
Cable Select - Let the cable decide what is Master/Slave.

There is Primary and Secondary controllers. Secondary is mainly used for optical drives (CD and DVD Drives) while Primary usually holds the hard drives.

irbigbird · 02-04-2008, 01:31 AM

Hi, it is the only hard drive but it has more then one jumper. I think it has 3, at least 2. So I will set it to master but what is the other jumper for?
I notice sometimes the jumpers are on 2 pins and other times only on one, its very confusing.
Thank you for your help!

pc-tech · 02-04-2008, 01:39 AM

the ones on one pin are not doing anything and are just being stored there

irbigbird · 02-04-2008, 02:03 AM

hahaha, that makes sense, thank you for that. Got any suggestions on what else would keep it from powering on? Doesnt sound like the jumper setting would keep it from powering on most of the time.

**oscaryu1** · 02-05-2008, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irbigbird

hahaha, that makes sense, thank you for that. Got any suggestions on what else would keep it from powering on? Doesnt sound like the jumper setting would keep it from powering on most of the time.

A jumper will not keep anything from power on. Check your other thread.

Remember that SATA doesn't have any jumpers

02-01-2008, 10:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
irbigbird New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6	jumpers I don't understand jumpers at all. Is there a simple explanation for jumpers. I need to know what the jumpers should be on my harddrive. I changed them to match another computers harddrive and when it didnt work in that computer I put it back in its original computer but time has passed and I dont know how the jumpers were set for the original computer it was in. Thanks for your help. novice

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ukulele_ninja Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,366	are you using one HDD or several? If your just using one, and it is the only drive on the chain, it should be set to master. __________________ Do you remember when the tigers broke free? CF COD4: CF\|UkuleleNinja

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irbigbird New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6	Hi, it is the only hard drive but it has more then one jumper. I think it has 3, at least 2. So I will set it to master but what is the other jumper for? I notice sometimes the jumpers are on 2 pins and other times only on one, its very confusing. Thank you for your help!

02-04-2008, 01:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
pc-tech banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Berkley Ma Posts: 857	the ones on one pin are not doing anything and are just being stored there

02-04-2008, 02:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
irbigbird New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6	hahaha, that makes sense, thank you for that. Got any suggestions on what else would keep it from powering on? Doesnt sound like the jumper setting would keep it from powering on most of the time.