Table of Contents
Advertisement
About IDE
IDE (Enhanced IDE/E-IDE) is one of the standards applied to the connection
between personal computers and their peripherals. A computer motherboard
provides two IDE connectors (primary and secondary). (Although, some
motherboards provide only a primary connector.) You may connect up to two
IDE devices (hard disk, CD-ROM, or CD-R drives) to the connectors using an
IDE cable. One of the devices connected via the IDE cable is called "master" and
the other is called "slave."
Motherboard
Secondary
Notes
• When you are using the IDE device as a master, connect the device to the connector of the
leading edge of the IDE cable, or you are using the device as a slave, connect the device to
the connector of the middle of the IDE cable.
• When you connect two IDE devices to one IDE cable, assign each as MASTER or SLAVE
respectively. The CRW2200E drive is shipped with the SLAVE setting.
Typical IDE-type hardware installation
When replacing an existing IDE-type drive to another Controller Port, you will
need to change the device settings (MASTER/SLAVE).
Note
For details on settings, refer to the documentation that came with the device or the
Manufacturer's Home Page.
Primary
Slave
Setup Procedures
Slave
Master
Master
14
Advertisement
Table of Contents
