Select An Ide Configuration - Plextor PX-712 Installation And User Manual

Section 2. Installing the PX-712A Internal ATAPI Drive

Select an IDE Configuration

Set the jumper according to the desired configuration, as shown in the
tables and illustrations on the next few pages.
NOTE: For best DVD±RW and CD-RW performance, try to connect the
PX-712A to the IDE port that is not connected to the hard disk drive or to
a DVD or CD-ROM drive. In most cases, this will be the secondary IDE
port.
NOTE: For best results, set the PX-712A to be the Master, if possible.
Before PX-712A Installation
A Hard disks connected as
Master and Slave devices on
primary IDE port; DVD-ROM or
CD-ROM drive connected as
Master device on secondary
IDE port.
Figure 6. How to install the PX-712A if your computer is originally
set up in configuration A
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Remove the DVD-ROM or
CD-ROM drive, change it to
Slave, and re-connect it to the
secondary IDE port.
Set the mode jumper to
Master, and connect the PX-
712A as Master device to the
secondary IDE port.