-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 James Knott wrote: > Philippe Landau wrote: >> Michael Fischer wrote: >>
<snip> >>> >> Master/Slave was an obsession of the IDE protocol: >> There you need to set a jumper on each hard disk >> so that every IDE cable only has one master (and one slave), >> or CS (cable select) both. Sata does not need this. >> >> Kind regards Philippe >> > Those master and slave jumpers are ancient. For many years, the > selection is determined by the cable. If you use the end connector, the > drive is the master. If the middle connector, it's the slave. > > Unfortunately, in my experience cable detection tended to be somewhat unreliable ... it may have improved since on newer drives... but has given me much grief in the past.... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHTvvzasN0sSnLmgIRAi+6AKDVasps7J/ZtsBtnrYLNmk7HHoMgQCdE/Yl LQFPfpuf61Cd0lCcGzHaPAM= =fl9+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
