If you are using SATA drives there is no need to adjust jumpers – you can skip
this section.
Before you install IDE/ATA (PATA) drives, you will need to set the drives
jumpers. Each IDE/ATA channel can handle two drives, a master and a slave.
Consult your drive’s instructions on how to set the jumpers. The jumper con-
figurations are usually either printed on the back, or on the top of the drive.
Drives can be configured in 2 ways: Drive Select or Cable Select.
• “Cable select”: Use this if you have 80-pin cables. Cable select automatically
assigns slave/master based on the plug on the IDE cable the drive
is plugged into. Put the jumper on CS.
• “Drive select”: If you are using a 40 pin cable, you must use “drive select”.
Master/slave status is determined by the jumper. In this mode, configure
the drive on the end connector the master, and drive connected to the
middle connector the slave. If the IDE channel has only one drive, check
your motherboard documentation for the appropriate setting, which is
usually master.
Note that Drive Select will always work, while Cable Select will only work
if you have the proper cable.