Re: Cable select

Older computer needed master and slave. More modern IDE
controllers, used with the proper cables and BIOS setup can
use the CS. Master and slave or the politically correct
primary and secondary, jumpers are included because they
will always work and position on the cable does not matter.

But CS allows the factories to have all jumpers set the same
and they can use the assembly line to put the drives in the
correct bay and just connect the ribbon cable.


"Bill Ridgeway" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eoqh9o$od5$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Thanks Jim. Just as I thought.
|
| IF everything can be set to CS AND work quite happily with
each other why
| have master and slave? They seem to be redundant.
|
| Are there any instances where setting everything to CS
does not work?
|
| Thanks.
|
| Bill Ridgeway
| Computer Solutions
|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:e0lIpy8OHHA.448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Factories like CS because they can set all the jumpers
the
| > same, it speeds assembly.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "Kenny" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:umpXK57OHHA.4992@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | If using CS make sure you are using the correct 40/80
| > conductor IDE cables.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Kenny Cargill
| > | "Bill Ridgeway" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
| > message
| > | news:eoq8h2$ig1$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > My understanding of IDE configuration is that you
must
| > have (assuming four
| > | > IDE devices) one jumpered to 'master' and one
jumpered
| > to 'slave' on each
| > | > chain.
| > | >
| > | > Presumably you can have any number of IDE devices
(?all
| > 4) jumpered to
| > | > 'cable select' (Dell seem to prefer configuring this
| > way) AND in
| > | > combination with 'master' and 'slave'. If that is
the
| > case it would be
| > | > much easier to jumper everything to 'cable select'
and
| > not have to bother
| > | > to jumper to 'master' and 'slave'.
| > | > I'm sure there's a good reason for not doing so?
| > | >
| > | > Regards.
| > | >
| > | > Bill Ridgeway
| > | > Computer Solutions
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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|


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