How do i change my hard drive from slave to master?

**rugbydude** · 01-05-2003

Ok i know i'm gonna sound like an under **** but how do i change my hard drive from slave to master.It used to be a slave to my cd-rom so i disconnected it and know its not a slave.I can't find the switch the change it from slave to master i know wich one to change but that aint good if u can't find the switch.please someone help

**minibubba** · 01-06-2003

You have to change the jumper on the back of the hdd, there should be a diagram on the top of the hdd to tell you how to configure the jumper(s). Jumper settings can also be found at the manufactuer's web site. And for future reference, cd-roms should be set as slave to the hdd, not the other-way around.

**aznx** · 01-06-2003

and burners should be on a different ide cable altogether

**rugbydude** · 01-06-2003

this is were it gets wierd there isn't any jumper cable.There's just the power cable and the ide cable thing.

**minibubba** · 01-06-2003

jumper "cable"? the jumpers are little pieces of palastic and metal that sit ontop of tiny pins...there's no cables involved (aside from the the power and ide cables)....at least not with any hdd i have ever had experience with

**minibubba** · 01-06-2003

here's an example of a western digital hdd jumper config:

**rugbydude** · 01-06-2003

i aint got one.
arrrrrrrrgh i'm soo thick.thanx for tellin me bout this i'll try and find one

**rugbydude** · 01-06-2003

right i've stuck one on.FOr some reason i get no performance boost!
There must be something else wrong with it any ideas

**minibubba** · 01-06-2003

Each manufacturer has different jumper settings, and one's from maxtor can change from model to model. Make sure you have you jumper settings correct for your configuration. Knowing what kind of hdd you have may be useful to us, as well as any other drives and the order you have them installed. Also, make sure you have DMA enabled for all connected drives. If you have PIO enabled for your hdd, this will give you a huge performace boost. You can find these settings under device manager, but for more accurate instuctions, we will need to know what your OS is.