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When two hard drives are on the same data cable Both drives must have which two settings for them to work?
Two hard drives are connected via same data cable and the data is shared between them by using master and slave configuration in which one drive performs the work of master drive and the other acts as a slave drive in which the master drive can use slave drive and access the data stored in the slave drive.
What is cable Select setting on hard drive?
Cable select, also referred to by the acronym CS, is a disk drive jumper setting which automatically sets the priority of a disk drive by its position on its data cable. When cable select is enabled, the drive configures itself as a primary or secondary depending on its position in the drive chain.
How can I use two hard drives on one computer?
How to Use two Hard Drives on the Same Computer
- Decide in advance if you want the second hard drive to be used internally or externally.
- Plug in the second hard drive to either the USB or Serial Port before booting your computer if you have chosen an external hard drive.
How do I connect two SATA hard drives to my motherboard?
Plug one end of a SATA data cable into the smaller L-shaped connector on the hard drive, and plug the other end into one of the SATA controllers on your computer’s motherboard. The SATA controllers are usually labeled SATA1, SATA2 and so on.
What is hard drive configuration and controllers?
A hard disk controller (HDC) is an electrical component within a computer hard disk that enables the processor or CPU to access, read, write, delete and modify data to and from the hard disk. Essentially, an HDC allows the computer or its processor to control the hard disk.
How do you select cable?
Cable size selection is based on three main factors:
- Current carrying capacity.
- Voltage regulation.
- Short circuit rating.
What is drive cable?
As a critical function within and between devices, data transfer needs cables that are up to the task. Our SATA, USB, FireWire, and other drive cables are built with quality components for speed and reliability.
How do I connect multiple hard drives to my motherboard?
How to Attach Multiple SATA Hard Drives
- Put on your static electricity wrist strap.
- Shut down and unplug your computer.
- Remove the case from your computer.
- Install the new hard drive into an empty bay inside your computer case.
- Secure the new drive in the case with the screws that came with the hard drive.
How does the IDE cable select the role of the drive?
This allows the IDE cable itself to select the drive’s role: all the drives have the CS jumper set, and the cablechooses the master and the slave. Pin 28 on the IDE ribbon cable is used for cable select. If a drive sees this signal as grounded, it’s the master, but if it floats (unconnected), it is the slave.
What is the CS setting on a hard drive for?
Cable Select (CS) settings were designed to make it easier to connect hard drives because you didn’t need to bother with setting the Master/Slave jumpers. You just connect the drives and depending on where you connected them to the cable the computer would know which is Master and which is Slave…in theory.
How do I connect more than one hard drive to a computer?
Now for a refresher course on hard drive connections. When connecting more than one hard drive to a computer on the same IDE controller, you generally have to assign one as the primary (master) and one as the secondary (slave). You do this by changing the jumpers on the hard drive next to the power connector.
How do I connect two drives to one DMA cable?
With the newer Ultra DMA cables, you can set both drives to Cable Select (CS), connect them and they will work. Another change with the 80 conductor cables, the Master connector is on the end of the cable where it should be.