what the heck is a jumper on a hdd, is it a wire that runs fromthe mother board to the hdd? could somebody explain it to me
where is it located? thanks.....
2007-05-10 12:12:12 · 2 answers · asked by henry c 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
The jumper on a hard drive is a small plastic sleeve that has a metal insert, which shorts two pins to make a connection. (It will be just a few millimetres long and a few millimetres across.
The jumper(s) [I marked it as plural as there may be more than one jumper] is found, usually, at the rear of the hard drive, next to where the data cable connects.
The only wires you will find that come from the back of the hard drive are the data cable, which does connect to the motherboard, and the power connector, which connects to the PSU (power supply unit).
2007-05-10 12:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by micksmixxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A jumper is like two little stiff pins connected by a plastic thing about the size of a staple. You move the plastic thing around to connect the two pins, that's called setting the jumpers. Usually you will see like 2 to 10 sets of pins and the plastic thing can be used to connect any one of them to it's partner. Just grab it between your fingers and it should slide off and you can put the jumper on a different set of pins.
2007-05-10 19:34:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋