What are the master and slave control thingy describe?

Here's a few pictures to help you:
http://www.memtech.com/images/conn_ide_35xx.gif (A picture of a Jumper)

http://www.memtech.com/images/conn_ide_35xx.gif
(Explanation of where the cables and jumpers go, etc.).

Remember - You only want 1 jumper in EITHER Master or Slave. - which one doesn't matter.

Rene 'zitrez'
October 2006

IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives are attached to the computer by 'daisy chaining' the signal cable. That is to say it goes from one drive to the other and then to the computer. The drives are indentified to the computer by making one them 'Master' and the other one 'Slave' so that the computer can tell them apart. They are made Master or Slave by moving a jumper plug on the drive.

If you have more than one drive alreadys installed don't worry about it. If you buy a new drive, the instructions that come with it will show you how to move the jumper if necessary..

Terry
September 2006