Manuals

EIDE Subsystem: Dell™ Dimension™ XPS B Series Systems Reference

The enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) subsystem includes two EIDE interfaces (primary and secondary), each of which can support up to two EIDE devices such as high-capacity hard-disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and tape drives.

All EIDE devices should be configured for the Cable Select jumper position, which assigns master and slave status to devices by their position on the interface cable. In this configuration, the drive attached to the last connector on the interface cable is the master or boot drive (drive 0) and the drive attached to the middle connector on the interface cable is the slave drive (drive 1). Refer to the drive’s documentation for instructions on setting the Cable Select jumper position.

When you replace a drive, refer to the jumpers on the original drive to set the jumpers on the replacement drive.

NOTE: The externally accessible drive bays at the front of the system are normally used for diskette drives, CD-ROM drives, or tape drives.