Section 2. Installing Your PlexWriter
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PlexWriter 8/4/32 Operation Manual
Figure 5: Install Jumpers Across Vertical Pairs of Pins
CAUTION
: Install jumpers across each pin as shown (vertically). Do not connect one
pin switch to another by installing the jumpers lengthwise (horizontally). Doing so
could result in damage to the drive.
Select an IDE Configuration
Set the jumper according to the desired configuration, as shown in this table and the
illustrations.
Before PlexWriter Installation
How to Install the PlexWriter
A
Hard disks connected as master and
slave devices on primary IDE port;
CD-ROM connected as master
device on secondary IDE port.
Connect the PlexWriter as master
device to the secondary IDE port.
Remove the CD-ROM drive, change
it to slave, and connect it to the
secondary IDE port.
B
Hard disk connected as master
device and CD-ROM drive
connected as slave on the primary
IDE port; nothing connected to
secondary IDE port.
Connect the PlexWriter as master to
secondary IDE port.
C
Hard disk connected as master
device on primary IDE port; nothing
connected to secondary IDE port.
Connect the PlexWriter as master to
secondary IDE port.
NOTE
: For best performance, try to connect the PlexWriter to the IDE port that is not
connected to the hard disk drive or to a CD-ROM drive. In most cases, connect the
PlexWriter to the secondary IDE port as a master.
NOTE
: For best results, set the PlexWriter to be the master, if possible. DMA setting
must be enabled on your system to achieve 8X writing speed.
