How To Configure Jumper Setting And Install An IDE Hard Drive
By Andreas Lee
Hard drive is a very complicated hardware in a computer. Firstly, you must know exactly either you want to attach it as Master or Slave when you want to install an IDE hard drive. Set it to Master if you want to load Operating System (Windows, Macintosh, Linux, etc.) from it.
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In another case, if you already have an IDE hard drive as Master and install a new one just for an additional storage, then set the new IDE hard drive to Slave. Jumper is required to be moved on the back of IDE hard drive each time this setting changed.
Most people think this is hard to do because they don’t know how to do it. Practically, changing an IDE hard drive’ jumper setting is very simple. You can find jumper configuration on the back of IDE hard drive which has a small label about jumper setting. Please check the label how to set to Master and Slave.
After it is done, take a look on IDE cable which connects primary hard drive with motherboard, usually IDE cable’s color is grey and has unused second connector. If you set your new IDE hard drive as Slave, connect the second connector to it. In other case if you put the new IDE drive in as Master, you need to detach IDE cable running on your old hard drive and connect it to the new drive.
In both cases whether as Slave or Master, power cable is needed to connect on the back of new IDE hard drive to supply power. Therefore, your CPU must have at least one unused power cable.
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Make sure the new IDE drive is fastened tightly on both sides of its slot. This is very important, because not well fastened hard drive can lead to files corruption.
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Buffalo Technology LS-CH1.0TL LinkStation Live 1TB
External Hard Drive
By Andreas Lee
1TB external hard drive
LinkStation Live II is 1TB external hard drive that suits home and small business environments as shared network storage. You can use it as a storage center in your house to share files between computers in the same network.
Besides, this simple NAS system can stream multimedia to a Macintosh, PC, DLNA media players, and from iTunes software you are allowed to access music files.
As 1TB external hard drive, LinkStation Live can also be a dependable server, easy to install, and works very quiet. With LinkStation Live LS-CHL, you can share your photos, videos, music smoothly. For added security and ultimate protection, password protected features are provided and you can backup previous files automatically by using Memeo auto backup.
LinkStation Live 1TB external hard drive is very user friendly to make sharing extremely simple, increasing capacity by adding a DriveStation, sharing a printer with family members. By using built-in Web Access feature you can also access files share multimedia collection via web browser anywhere, and share/store/stream multimedia content over your network to your TV or HDTV.
Pros
Web Access enables to share your files so easily with anyone through internet. If you want your friend knows about your file documents or other files, just give them a link (URL) which establish a direct connection between your LinkStation 1TB external hard drive and their computer so friend can access your files easily.
Cons
LinkStation Live is wasting energy while using Web Access since it must be ON all the time. In auto power mode, you can not access it through web browser due to inactive.
Specs
- Hard disk size : 1 TB
- Rotation speed : 7200 RPM
- Interface type : SATA-150
- Model : LS-CH1.0TL
- Manufacturer : Buffalo technology
- OSes requirements : Windows XP/2000/Vista/Server 2003/Server 2008 and MacOS X 10.3.9 or later
- Warranty : 1 year warranty
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Vox Digital V1 500GB External Hard Drive
By Andreas Lee
500gb external hard drive
Probably, you don’t know this enticing name of external hard drive, Vox Digital V1. For expanding media collection, Vox Digital 500GB external hard drive is a right device. This Vox Digital product can be bought at the best price below $100, suits for you who want additional 500GB external hard drive for your computer or notebook. Its incredible speed with e-SATA connector makes data transferring go smoothly.
The slim sleek design of Vox 500GB external hard drive is a reason to have it as portable device. With e-SATA mode, 3GB transfer speed can minimize your waiting time while transferring data from Vox Drive to computer or notebook
Pros
Vox Digital 500GB external hard drive is different from other general external drives since it supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 which delivers extremely fast speed. Your data is well protected within it since it has a strong case as your data bodyguard.
Cons
Underdeveloped backup software, iniBackup, included within this drive. This software scheduling features doesn’t run at the specified time, so you need to do backup job manually like drag/drop, or copy/paste and then create scheduled time. Therefore, you need to use another third party application as automatic backup solution like Acronis True Image or using this 500GB external hard drive without its backup software.
Specs
- Capacity size : 500 GB
- Spindle speed : 7200 RPM
- Buffer cache size : 8 MB
- Average seek time : 8.9 ms
- Form factor : 3.5 inches
- Manufacturer : Vox Digital
- Box included : drive, USB and e-SATA cables, power supply, software CD, and user manual.
- Platform : Windows XP/Vista or Mac OS9/X
Important: For windows 98 users, need to install the driver first to let Vox Digital V1 recognized by system.
Vox Digital V1 also available in 250GB, 750GB, and the largest is 1GB. All of them have a same simple stylish design with the blue status light like Vox V1 500GB external hard drive on the front side of this drive and black sturdy aluminum casing. It looks cool while being used, its body is completely black and the blue light flash gives the elegant impression. On the back side, all ports located include e-SATA and USB 2.0.
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