Maxtor ATA Hard Drive Installation Manual page 10

Determine the jumper style and
settin gs using Figure 6 on page
9 or the diagram on the drive
Style A1 Style A2
Style B or C
Figure 5. Common
Jumper Blocks
attached to the ATA cable you wish to use is configured as cable select.
You may need to consult the documentation for this device or its
manufacturer for jumper configuration information.
Older systems that do not support Ultra ATA/66 speeds or are dated prior
to November 1998 may not be able to use the cable select jumper option.
If you are uncertain whether your system can use the cable select option,
use the master/slave settings instead.
Determining the Correct Jumper Setting
The correct jumper setting for your hard drive depends on your current
system configuration and how you want to use the new hard drive.
The recommended jumper settings below will work on many, but not
all, systems. See "Typical ATA Device Configurations" on page 13 for
other common scenarios.
• If you are building a new system, use the cable select setting on all
ATA devices to make it easier to configure your system.
• If you have an existing system, check the jumper settings on your
current boot drive and your CD-ROM drive. If these drives are
using master/slave jumper settings, use the master/slave jumper set-
tings on your new hard drive. If your current boot drive and CD-
ROM drive are using the cable select setting, use cable select on the
new hard drive.
Installing the Hard Drive
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