Western Digital ATA Hard Drive Basic Jumper Settings Guide

About this manual

This document serves as a quick reference for configuring the jumpers on new Western Digital ATA hard drives. It advises users to review these settings before installation and suggests consulting the original computer manual or inspecting existing drive schematics if necessary.

The guide explains how to match the configuration of the new drive with an existing one, recommending setting the new drive as 'Slave' if the existing single drive is set to 'Master', or matching it to 'Cable Select' if that is the current system setup. It also includes a visual schematic for configuring 10-pin and 6-pin jumper blocks.

What's inside

• Installing an ATA hard drive
• Existing drive configuration
• Setting jumpers on new drives
• Master/Slave configuration
• Cable Select configuration
• Jumper block schematic

Frequently asked questions

What jumper setting should I use if my internal cable is configured for Cable Select?

You should set the new drive to 'Cable Select' also.

What jumper setting should be used if the existing hard drive is configured as Master?

You should set the new hard drive to Slave.

What jumper setting should be used if the existing hard drive is configured as Cable Select?

You should set the new hard drive to Cable Select.