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How the computer differentiate two IDE drives on the same cable?
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the CMOS setup allows to configure them
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What happens when two drives are connected to the same data cable connected to an IDE channel. How does BIOS know which drive controls the channel's?
There are jumpers on the drives that differentiate the master from the slave. If the jumpers aren't set correctly, the BIOS will not recognize them. In addition, some IDE ribbon cables are also labled Drive 0 (or Master) and Drive 1 (or Slave). If the jumpers are set correct, but the drives are plugged into the ribbon cable incorrectly, the computer will not recognize the drives.
How many drives must be set to master in a PC with IDE drives on the same cable?
Only one master is connected to single IDE cable
Difference between Master and Slave hard Drive?
When connecting to IDE drives (whether they be hard disk drives or optical drives) on the same cable, the computer needs to be able to tell them apart. When using a 40 wire IDE cable, you have to identify one drive as Master and the other as Slave. You do this by positioning the jumpers on the end of the drive according to the diagram on the drive itself. When using an 80 wire cable, set the jumpers on both drives to the 'cable select' position and their Master and Slave classifications will be determined by their position on the cable.
Can multiple jump drives be read on the same computer at the same time?
Yes.
Is a Computer Network Cable Category 5E the same as a Ethernet Cable Category 5E?
Yes. They are the same.
What can you do with a roll over cable?
You can watch your cable services that you get on your computer with this type of cord. You can watch it on a television and a computer at the same time.
How many drives must be set to master in a PC with 2 IDE drives on same cable?
if it is DVD or CDROM both,otherewise only one
A technician has been asked to install a second optical drive in a computer The technician will need to configure the drive as slave How can the technician accomplish this desired configuration?
Since modern computers don't use IDE cables anymore, this question is basically obsolete. There is no such thing as two drives on the same SATA cable. That being said, such drives will have jumpers in the back, and they will be marked. With two drives on the same cable, either one needs to be set as master and the other as slave, or else both need to be set to "cable select", in which case the bios will decide for itself how to give priority to them.
When two drives connect to the same data cable how does bios know which is the master and slave?
depends on the BIOS and the Hardirves. Some older IDE drives have a switch or a jumper on them that u can select Master or Slave. Some computer you can change this in the BIOS. Master being the controller and slave being the controlled
What is the role of jumper in installation of hard disk?
Jumpers are used with the IDE (aka P-ATA) drives (hard disks or other drives like DVD recorder) . There can be two drives on the same cable with this norm, a master and a slave. The controller of the disk need to know if it is supposed to be the master or the slave. Jumpers are set to this purpose. There is a special mode called "cable select" where the position on the cable determines the mode (disk at the end of the cable is master, disk in the middle of the cable is slave)
Your CD drives wont come up on your computer after you put in a new one?
Two things: First if you have two CD drives on the same cable one has to be "master" and the other "slave". It doesn't matter which. Second, you need to make sure BIOS is set up properly, you may need to have the BIOS auto-detect the drives. THere are several BIOS manufacturers and you need to look through the book that came with the computer to figure out what you want your CD to do, (boot from CD?)
What is an arrangement of several hard drives in the same computer that act as if they were a single drive?
A R.A.I.D. array.
