Configuring The New Serial Ata Drive - Gateway DX4320 Hardware Installation Manual

Configuring the new Serial ATA
drive
If your new drive is an IDE drive, go to "Configuring the new IDE drive" on
page 10.
If your new drive is a SCSI drive, go to "Configuring the new SCSI drive" on
page 14.
Each Serial ATA drive connects in a point-to-point configuration to the Serial
ATA host adapter. The Serial ATA host adapter is usually located on the system
board or it may be a separate add-in card. There is no master/slave relationship
because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationship. If
two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter, the host operating
system views the two devices as if they were both "masters" on two separate
ports. This means both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
When your computer is turned on, the drive with the operating system installed
starts (boots) your computer.
Serial ATA drives are designed for easy installation with no jumpers,
terminators, or other settings. The jumper block adjacent to the signal
connector is for factory use only.
(both are master devices)
Serial ATA drives
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Configuring the new Serial ATA drive

Host adapter
Serial ATA
signal cables
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