Dynex DVD+/-RW 4X - Manuel (Page 7)

DVD +/- R/RW Writer
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INSTALLATION
Host Interface Connections
Most current mainboards have two IDE ports (primary and secondary), which can
connect two IDE cables. Two IDE cables allow you to connect up to four devices,
but it is recommended that you separate IDE ports for your hard drive and this writer.
This will ensure that your hard drive’s performance and speed won’t be affected by
having the writer on the same cable.
If you connect only one device on the cable, you can set the jumper as “MASTER”
or “SLAVE”.
If you connect two devices (e.g. CD-ROM & CD-RW) on the same cable, set
different jumpers for each device (CD-ROM as “MASTER”, CD-RW as “SLAVE”,
and vice versa.) The same rule applies to the connection of having your hard disk
and another device on the same cable.
Master
Cable Select
Slave
Jumper