Standard IDE Cable Which Is Master?

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Hey everyone,
I had a quick question about the standard IDE cables. As you obviously know they look like ( |1|=====|2|==|3| ) I understand that slot 1 is the connection to the motherboard, however I was wondering if out of 2 and 3 there was specific "master" and a specific "slave". I have tried Googling it but all I get is HOW to create an IDE that allows you to use CS (Cable Select) on the drives. So I was curious, is there actually a Master & Slave, or do you just set the jumpers on the drive and the cable figures it out? I thought that the master was slot 2 (I just assumed). Anyways could someone help clarify this for me, that'd be great!

Thanks for your time
 
there is no specific place for jumper settings on an IDE cable. However, if you use cable select I believe the one on the very end of the cable is typically ID'd as master.
 
Hmm..

Thanks for the reply..
So then does this mean if I set the jumpers on the drives (One Master and one Slave), it doesn't matter which slot on the IDE cable goes where?
 
It's still a good idea to place the master on 3 and the slave on 2. You don't want to take even a small chance that something might not read right.
 
Thanks

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I just had one other question, about the setup and use of the cables. I have three IDE cables right now. One supports the CD and DVD drive, the other supports the HDD and the last is for the Floppy. I was wondering if there was a "best" setup to use, or if there is no specifics as long as they all connect and the jumpers are set properly?
 
keep your HDs on a different IDE channel from your optical drives. All optical drives run at ATA 33 speeds, and it would slow down your HDs. Other than that it is however you want to configure it.
 
tlarkin said:
keep your HDs on a different IDE channel from your optical drives. All optical drives run at ATA 33 speeds, and it would slow down your HDs. Other than that it is however you want to configure it.
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Hmm really? I have this computer on an HDD + CD Drive, and I notice no difference... Might just be me.. but this is as fast as an WDC SE16 ATA100... even during the BF2 loading time... and this HDD came out of my dad's old P166 when our games were getting an bit too much for that 3.2GB to handle... :D
 
mep916 said:
Technically, tlarkin is correct. Like many things, you will not notice a difference. You should, however, consider installing your HD on a seperate IDE channel.
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Weellll... Hmm... That means I hate to take out an CD Drive, and I don't have an cover for it... :( Yeah, I'm picky... but I don't see any difference from an ATA100 drive...
 
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