Re: Configuration of 2 HDD's

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From: Timothy Daniels (TDaniels_at_NoSpamDot.com)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:38:30 -0800

"Trent©" wrote:
> Take a WD...that has separate jumpers for 'master' and for 'single
> drive '.
>
> First try it as 'master'...get back to us.
>
> Then try it as 'single'...then get back to us.
>
> Then try a WD that has a combo setting for 'master OR single drive'.
> Then get back to us.
>
> An IDE drive set to MASTER must has a slave attached.

    WRONG. That MIGHT apply to *Western Digital* IDE drives,
    but NOT to hard drives to in general. Again and continually,
    you try to base a rule on an exception. Please desist from
    your campaign of disinformation.

*TimDaniels*

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