Lab Report 6.4

1.	In what circumstance would you set the CD-ROM drives to the slave position during the installation of a CD-ROM drive?
2.	How is the master or slave selection set on a typical CD-ROM drive?
3.	For the best performance, the bootable hard drive should be installed as the master drive on the primary IDE interface. Where should the CD-ROM be attached for best performance?
4.	How can you recognize the pin-1 edge of the IDE data cable?

Answers

1.	When the CD-ROM drive is being installed on the same data cable as the bootable hard drive, the CD-ROM drive is set to slave.
2.	Jumpers are provided to select the master or slave position.
3.	For best performance, the CD-ROM drive should be installed as the master drive on the secondary IDE interface.
4.	The pin-1 edge of the IDE data cable has a stripe.