I'm currently building a computer (my first build). I got an oem HDD (wd 640 se16), from newegg, and I notice it doesnt have a jumper. I dont know if there should have been one with the hard drive, someone told me there should be some with the motherboard but I cant find any. (mobo's an evga 680i 122 nf68)
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No Jumper?
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Is it a SATA drive? If so, the don't need jumpers.
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Yea sata drives don't have your master slave setup as the old ata drives do. You just run a sata cable from the drive to the motherboard.
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http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...toid=4a02242cb043e010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD for Seagate Drives
http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2579-001037.pdf for Western Digital Drives
It is a jumper block, but not really for the consumer to use.
http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2579-001037.pdf for Western Digital Drives
It is a jumper block, but not really for the consumer to use.
the SATA power cable? Its not the standard molex, SATA has one designed for hot swapping, which a molex plug is not. You can use either the molex or the SATA power for the actual power connection, some drives have both.
The sata power plug is the same L shape as the SATA signal connection, but its wider.
http://www.westerndigital.com/global/images/products/bck/wdfDesktop_CaviarBlue_SATA16.jpg
The plug on the right is a jumper block for some advanced options (outlined in the PDF linked above). Ignore it.
The sata power plug is the same L shape as the SATA signal connection, but its wider.
http://www.westerndigital.com/global/images/products/bck/wdfDesktop_CaviarBlue_SATA16.jpg
The plug on the right is a jumper block for some advanced options (outlined in the PDF linked above). Ignore it.