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WESTERN DIGITAL HARD DRIVE
INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE WITHOUT A CONTROLLER CARD - 4
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Cable Select Configuration
Cable Select requires a special cable (included in your kit). If your system supports Cable
Select, there is no need to reposition the jumper shunt on the drive. If you are installing your
new Western Digital hard drive with an existing IDE drive on the cable, make sure that the
other drive is also jumpered as Cable Select. If your system does not support Cable Select or if
you are uncertain, use the Master/Slave configuration.
Standard Jumper Settings
If you determined that your system does not support Cable Select or if you are uncertain, use
the following information to properly jumper your new Western Digital IDE hard drive.
NOTE: Not all hard drive manufacturers use the same jumper configurations. If you are
installing your new Western Digital hard drive along with a non Western Digital hard
drive, obtain jumper setting information from the original hard drive manufacturer.
Single Configuration
Single - Installing the new drive as the only drive in the system:
If installing your new Western Digital hard drive as the only IDE device on the cable, then
move the jumper shunt on the drive to pins 4 and 6.
Master/Slave Configuration
To set up the Master/Slave configuration, one device on the cable must be jumpered as Master
(designated as the primary device) and the other jumpered as Slave (designated as the
secondary device).
If multiple IDE ports are used, each port has its own Master/Slave configuration. The primary
IDE port is ordered first, then the secondary, and so forth. Therefore, it is possible to have
two Master drives and two Slave drives.
Master - Installing the new drive as the primary drive:
If installing your new Western Digital hard drive as the Master drive on the cable with two
IDE devices, then move the jumper on the drive to pins 5 and 6. Next configure the
jumper on the other IDE device as Slave.
Slave - Installing the new drive as the secondary drive:
If installing your new Western Digital hard drive as the secondary drive on the cable with
two IDE devices, move the jumper shunt on the drive to pins 3 and 4. Next configure the
jumper on the other IDE device as Master.