Setting Up Ata Hard Disk Drives; Setting Jumpers On Ata Disk Drives - Adaptec 1200A Installation And User Manual

Setting up ATA Hard Disk Drives

Setting up ATA drives before connecting them to the Adaptec ATA
RAID 1200A card typically involves setting jumpers, mounting
ATA drives inside your computer, and connecting power cables to
each device.
Since setup can vary from device to device or computer to
computer, always refer to the ATA drive's or computer's
documentation for specific instructions. Following are some
guidelines for setting up ATA drives. Additional installation hints
for ATA drives are also provided.
Note: If you refer to the ATA drive's documentation for
installation instructions, be sure to return to this document
to continue with installation of the software included in your
kit.

Setting Jumpers on ATA Disk Drives

If you are installing two hard disk drives, set up each drive as a
master. This is typically done by changing jumper settings on the
drive. The master setting is the factory default setting on most ATA
drives. Refer to your hard disk drive documentation to determine
the correct jumper setting for master operation.
If you are installing four hard disk drives, set up two drives as
master and the other two as slave. Mark the master and slave drives
so you remember which are which when you are connecting the
cables.
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