EIDE Subsystem: Dell Dimension� XPS M166s/M200s/M233s
EIDE Subsystem: Dell Dimension XPS M166s/M200s/M233s
The EIDE subsystem includes 2 EIDE interfaces (primary and
secondary), each of which can support up to 2 EIDE devices such
as high-capacity EIDE hard-disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and tape
drives.
When an EIDE tape drive or CD-ROM drive is connected to the
same interface connector as a hard-disk drive, the performance of
the hard-disk drive is degraded. Therefore, the primary EIDE
interface should be used for connecting hard-disk drives only.
Any EIDE tape drives or CD-ROM drives should be connected to the
secondary EIDE interface.
When two EIDE drives are connected to a single EIDE interface
cable, a master/slave relationship must be defined between the
two drives so that they will operate correctly while cabled
together.
Assigning the master and slave designations usually involves
resetting jumpers on the circuit card on the underside of each
drive. The master/slave relationship is defined in different ways
for different types of drives. For details about your specific
drive, refer to the drive documentation included with the drive.
When you replace a drive, look at the jumpers on the removed
drive to set the jumpers on the replacement drive.
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