the way that they were lined up I could not really make since till you described it. now it makes perfect since Clint ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don L Elias" <donelias@xxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 11:51 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Fw: Jumper for CD rom > > If you look at those letters from top to down and add a few more, > it should make sense: It lines up better with a fixed font. > > CSM > SL A > > as > vt > ee > r > > Column 1 down is CS for something like Cable Select > Column 2 down is SLave > Column 3 down is MAster > > Secondary means that the device is to be connected to IDE2 > (the Secondary connector) > > As you should now be able to figure out, your jumper is > set for Slave and I assume is connected to the cable that > goes to IDE2. You may have to change the BIOS to > correspond with any changes you make. > > This is the best of my knowledge without looking into it in > more detail. This is the same information that is on a hard > drive and probably your Zip Drive. I'm not sure if the device > on the end of the cable has to be the master or the slave, > etc. This should be pretty elementary for some of you > builders. > > Don Elias > > On Sat, 27 Jul 2002 23:01:33 -0500 "Clinton Driggars" > <driggars@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Hi > > I need to check the jumper on a CD rom in a computer that I am > > installing a Zip Drive. I need to make sure that it is set as a > > secondary master. The CD rom does not show what jumpers would be > > this setting, but has some letters above them I.E 3 sets of pins > > Top listed CSM and below that from left to right S L A the > > middle pins are jumpered now which the L is above that. > > Can someone tell me where I should put the jumpers to make it a > > secondary master. In the BIOS The secondary master says None and > > the secondary slave is set as CD Rom > > Clint > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/