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SpinPoint V40
Product Manual
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4.5 Jumper Block Configurations
Master Mode
This mode is selected as the factory default. It configures the
drive as the Master.
Slave Mode
Select this mode to configure the drive as the Slave.
Cable Select Mode
Select this mode if the Cable Select feature of the AT Bus
Interface is to be used for Master / Slave selection.
Master Mode with 32GB Clip
Select this mode to limit the capacity of the drive to 32 gigabytes
and configure the drive as the Master, or to help install the drive
to access the full capacity of the drive as the Master in certain old
PC systems.
Slave Mode with 32GB Clip
Select this mode to limit the capacity of the drive to 32 gigabytes
and configure the drive as the Slave, or to help install the drive to
access the full capacity of the drive as the Slave in certain old PC
systems.
Cable Select Mode with 32GB Clip
Select this mode to limit the capacity of the drive to 32 GB and
use the Cable Select feature of the AT Bus Interface for Master /
Slave selection, or to help install the drive to access the full
capacity of the drive using Cable Select feature in certain old PC
systems.
NOTES:
• The 32GB Clip may be required for the hard disk drive to be recognized by systems that incorporate
specific older BIOS. For the installation instructions, refer to section “4.7.1 Drive Installation to Access
the Full Capacity Using 32GB Clip.”
• The ATA standard allows for daisy-chaining up to two drives on the AT-Bus interface. When daisy-
chaining two drives, specify one drive as the Master and the other as the Slave. Both drives could also be
set to Cable Select Mode if the host is using the Cable Select feature of the AT Bus Interface.
• SpinPoint V40 hard disk drives are shipped from the factory in Master Mode (Drive 0).