IDE Cable !

[DJ Specs]

I was wondering, after you have plugged the IDE cable into the motherboard, you have the two connectors free, one in the middle and one on the end. MY QUESTION: Wich conector is concidered the FIRST one? eg. C Drive.
The Reason I ask is because I have 2 hard drives, and I want to make sure the larger one is FIRST, or C Drive.

[AlienDyne]

The first one (C is the one set as Master and the second one is the one set as Slave. No matter the IDE edge you connect them, they work.

[Archer]

with jumper settings on the drives I`d agree, but would`nt its positon matter with cable select?

[CodeDragon]

[quote]Originally posted by Archer:
<strong>with jumper settings on the drives I`d agree, but would`nt its positon matter with cable select?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yes it would but most manufacturers set their drives' jumpers to Master or Single by default. I've always found CS to be a nightmare, especially with ATA100 Mobos for some reason, so I avoid it like the plague

As long as the jumpers are set on each drive, one as master, one as slave, don't worry about the cable positioning.

CD

[AlienDyne]

I never use CS (Cable Select).

[format c:]

Well I just added a second 30 gig to my system , I always put the master on the end of the cable , then the slave goes on the middle connector
Just make sure your hard drives jumpers are set as master or slave
I would not use CS , Unless you are stuck with a Compaq