LStorey10932 Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 if i have a IDE drive (rocketfish enclosure), how do i confirm it is set properly as master or slave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 if i have a IDE drive (rocketfish enclosure), how do i confirm it is set properly as master or slave? Look on the back of the drive and see if the jumper is set to master or slave. There should be a picture showing the different jumper configurations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LStorey10932 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Look on the back of the drive and see if the jumper is set to master or slave. There should be a picture showing the different jumper configurations. On the back of the drive I removed from my dead computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Look at the back of the drive to see how the jumpers are set. Depending on the brand of drive there may be a diagram on the drive showing you how they should be set. Otherwise you might have to look up the jumper configuration for your drive on the Internet. It might pay you to grab a friend who is more familiar with this stuff. Regards, Brendon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LStorey10932 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 On the back of the drive I removed from my dead computer? Thanks for the info & your honesty. Your not my friend? Just kiddin'. Thanks again. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Sorry for any confusion caused by the way I said that, Laura. I was suggesting that if you're unfamiliar with jumpering on drives but you're trying to fit a drive into an external enclosure, it might be very handy to have a knowledgeable friend actually with you when you do it. Of course, if you don't have one who is free to help I'll be more than willing to give you a hand. I have spent much of my misspent youth playing with hard drives :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpabruce Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 On the back of the drive I removed from my dead computer? First, we need to know what you are doing. Did you have the enclosure attached to the computer that died? I can't ascertain that information, from your post, but I think the answer is no. The hard drive, in the enclosure, should be set to Master. Now, if the hard drive, in your computer, wasn't the reason that the computer died, then it is set to Master, if it is the main hard drive. If it is a SATA drive, then there is not Master/Slave setting. Explain what you are trying to accomplish. There are a number of scenarios that could be listed, but until we know what you want, and how you are trying to accomplish it, we would only be guessing with our suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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