What are jumpers, where do you get them, and where do you put them?
When you look on the back of a hard drive, you see tiny plastic pieces that fit over sets of pins that sets various functions; one of which is the ID setting. Finding them can be difficult. Over time you learn to collect them from dead drives. Sometimes you can get them from your local PC shop or Computer shows. These jumpers are not all the same. Certain settings can be tricky. You have to look them up according to their manufacturer. They give you the specs. They usually give you pictures. Some companies seem to make it easier than others. You have to give it some thought. There are various conventions in representing ID settings to make it even more confusing. Sometimes it's hard to find hard drives specific to a company like Apple but look for something similar and try it. It can get confusing when you have problems. It's trying to make a series of SCSI devices work together. USB, Firewire and IDE is much easier. I've kind of gotten away from scsi over time and almost begin to forgot what I've learned.
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