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So whats this thing for???

py2006 · 2007-10-19 15:37:32

Hi all, Just setting up a new pc and I noticed this little socket on the back of the SATA harddrive (see attached pic). Should I be plugging something into this? If so, what?? :confused:

19-10-2007 3:37pm

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py2006

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Hi all,

Just setting up a new pc and I noticed this little socket on the back of the SATA harddrive (see attached pic).

Should I be plugging something into this? If so, what??

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#2 19-10-2007 3:46pm

Silenceisbliss

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for ide hdd's theyre for ur jumpers, as for sata drives, i havnt the foggiest! (maybe for RAID or summit??)

anyway, it doesnt matter, nothin has to go there

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#3 19-10-2007 3:49pm

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Silenceisbliss wrote: »

for ide hdd's theyre for ur jumpers, as for sata drives, i havnt the foggiest! (maybe for RAID or summit??)

anyway, it doesnt matter, nothin has to go there

Phew, ok cheers!

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#4 19-10-2007 3:51pm

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there is a few different options with those jumpers on SATA drives. But I mainly know them for forcing the drive to operate in either 3Gbps or 1.5Gbps.

If the drive works in your computer then don't worry about it

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#5 19-10-2007 4:22pm

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indeed, its for forcing a sata2 hdd into sata1 mode. If you only have a sata1 board for instance.

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