When installing a SATA hard drive, is it true or false that you need to move the jumpers on the back of the drive to instruct th

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Setler79 [48]

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When installing a SATA hard drive, is it true or false that you need to move the jumpers on the back of the drive to instruct th

e computer on which hard drive is the bootable drive?

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antiseptic1488 [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-05T18:42:38+03:00

Answer:

This is false.

Explanation:

SATA drives do not have jumpers, because they don't use the master/slave feature. They are connected to the motherboard, and they are ready to work.

The master/slave feature was used by IDE hard drives.15 years ago, most motherboards didn't have too many IDE slots to place more than 1 or 2 HDDs, the IDE cable allowed you to connect 2 drives to 1 cable, greatly increasing your computer's storage space.

It was recommended to set as master the drive connected directly to the motherboard, and the other one as slave.