I have a used 10 Gig HD from an old computer. Im thinking about installing it onto my new one as a slave. But the lable on the hard drive states the following Master/Single On Slave Off Does that mean I cant use it as a slave? And if I can how do I set jumpers for it? P4 2.6 Ghz 40 GB HD 256 MBs of DDR 333 RAM

Normally , for IDE drives, you can jumper them either as ... 1. Drive 1 as Master w/slave ,Drive 2 as Slave . 2. Drive 1 Cable Select (CS) , Drive 2 as Cable Select (CS). Either way the Master must be the drive with the OS, and should be on the end of the cable , slave goes in the middle. This link should help in finding the correct jumper placement for your drives. http://www.ontrack.com/jumperviewer/

So thats jumpers basically? LOL I thought it was like switches on the mobo.. < is idot. P4 2.6 Ghz 40 GB HD 256 MBs of DDR 333 RAM

It's a myth that the master has to be on the end of the cable. That is only if you use cable select. The drive can be set as slave. You just have to decode the instructions. Sometimes they can be confusing. We cannot help you without knowing the make and model of the drive.

Well its a Maxtor Model 51023H2 I looked it up on their site but I get errors in my browser when I try to get the specs on this model. P4 2.6 Ghz 40 GB HD 256 MBs of DDR 333 RAM

I have a 200GB maxtor that only works with the cable select method. If you encounter any problems with your configuration try cable select and set it up using the appropriate connectors on the IDE cable. ____________________________ The greatest risk is not taking one

Avun, for a slave you should have no jumpers connected. That means no jumpers between the upper row and the lower row. It's ok if there is a jumper between two pins on the upper row. Thats just the way the jumpers are stored.