When installing a SATA hard drive, is it true or false that you need to move the jumpers on the back of the drive to instruct the computer on which hard drive is the bootable drive?

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Blake Avila

13 August, 15:29

When installing a SATA hard drive, is it true or false that you need to move the jumpers on the back of the drive to instruct the computer on which hard drive is the bootable drive?

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Lilian Ortega · Answer 1

This is false.

Explanation:

SATA drives do not have jumpers, because they don't use the master/slave feature. They are connected to the motherboard, and they are ready to work.

The master/slave feature was used by IDE hard drives. 15 years ago, most motherboards didn't have too many IDE slots to place more than 1 or 2 HDDs, the IDE cable allowed you to connect 2 drives to 1 cable, greatly increasing your computer's storage space.

It was recommended to set as master the drive connected directly to the motherboard, and the other one as slave.