On Aug 2, 2005, at 3:16 PM, Wade Tinney wrote:
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This may be *their* opinion on how things work Harry, but I can tell
you from practical experience it's bunk! As long as the jumpers are
set on the drives (Master/slave), it doesn't matter which connector
you
connect each drive to.
Not all ATA controllers are created equal. In the past I have worked
with computers that would NOT recognize the drives correctly if you
did not connect them according to the "master on the end" scheme.
Considering the controller is on the drive itself I would have to agree
that they are not created equal, but I myself have never come across
this phenomenon and until such time that I do I refuse to believe it.
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As for cable select, this is a throw back to the old days when
special cables with a twist were used to denote which drive was
which. As far as I know it's not used at all anymore.
And up until last Christmas I thought the same thing. Then I got a
brand new Western Digital 160 Gig drive and read the following quote
in the instructions:
"Cable Select is the default setting for Western Digital EIDE hard
drives and requires a special cable (included). 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 Single or
Master/Slave configuration."
In that case, leave it to a bunch of idiot engineers to go back to a
system which caused mass confusion and trouble for everyone involved to
abandon a system which was nearly foolproof for cable select. Just
goes to prove the sorry state of education in this country.
Just a message from Doug...
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