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Step 3. Selecting an IDE connector
Newer computers typically have two IDE connectors. If your computer has
two IDE connectors, use the secondary IDE connector to connect the
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive. Typically the secondary IDE connector
is adjacent to the primary IDE connector that connects to your hard disk drive.
The IDE connector you select and the cable position you select will determine
which configuration jumper setting you will use for the drive.
v If you have two IDE connectors, connect the CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Combination Drive to the secondary IDE connector with the IDE cable that
comes with your drive. If the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive is the
only device on the secondary IDE connector, you will use the master
configuration setting. If there is another device on the secondary connector
in addition to the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive, you will use the
subordinate configuration setting.
v If you must attach the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive to the same
IDE connector as a faster device, such as a hard disk drive, use the
subordinate setting for the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive and the
master setting for the faster device. In some instances, the hard disk drive
might require a master-with-subordinate-present setting when another
device on the same cable is configured as a subordinate. For further
information on setting configuration jumpers on other devices, refer to the
documentation that came with your computer or with the device in
question.
v Some non-IBM computers support the cable-select setting, where the
position of the device on the cable determines whether a device is master or
subordinate. See the documentation that comes with your computer to
determine if your system supports this setting.
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