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Name: MichaelKing
Date: April 4, 2006 at 16:08:55 Pacific
OS: WinXP ProSP2
CPU/Ram: 1.6GHZ\256DDR
Product: Custom Built
Comment:

I am trying to install a hard drive as the primary slave on my computer. But the hard drive came with a jumper shunt and a jumper, I removed the jumper shunt thinking I didnt need it, and went ahead and set the other jumper to slave. But when I turned my computer on the computer wasnt working right so I took it out and everything is fine now. Do I need to keep the jumper shunt on there for the drive to work.

Heres the specs for my computer and new hard drive
Computer
-Custom Built
-1.6GHZ
-256MB DDR
-11 GB HD-Current one set as primary master

Hard Drive
-Western Digital EIDE drive
-7200 RPM
-8mb cache
-80 GB
-MD #WD800JBRTL (Looked at the guide and says nothing about the placement of jumper shunt or jumper, maybe someone else will get a better understanding)

I really need help because I am about to run out of room on current hard drive

Thanks



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Name: lchi2000g
Date: April 4, 2006 at 16:19:46 Pacific
Reply:

Please see:

http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_cat_lvl1=123&p_search_text=jumper+settings&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=search_fnl

Luke Chi


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Name: lchi2000g
Date: April 4, 2006 at 19:03:43 Pacific
Reply:

This pdf has much more info about jumpers.

http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2779-001001.pdf

Luke Chi


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