Configuring devices on an IDE Cable:
Each disk has a set of pins at the back end and also a “jumper” which can be removed or attached to a pair of pins in order to close a circuit, and thus configure the hardware acoordingly. The instructions are generally provided on a label attached to the disk.
It is possible to set jumper in such a way so as to inform the device to be a Master, a Slave, or a Cable Select.
Note: When the jumper is set to Cable Select, the device is capable of sensing that it is connected to the connector at the end of the cable and automatically becomes Master or when connected to the connector in the middle of the cable it automatically becomes Slave.
