What is the jumper setting of the hard drive?

What is the jumper setting of the hard drive?

You may have pins on the back of your hard drive that nothing is connected to. These pins are called jumpers, and are used to enable specific types of settings. You enable particular settings by placing a jumper shunt onto specific pins—creating an electrical circuit between them.

How do I reset my WD internal hard drive to factory settings?

Insert your paperclip into the hole and depress the “Reset” button. Hold the button down for 10 seconds and release. After 40 seconds the drive will reboot. This is a “long” reset and your drive will be completely reset to factory settings.

Why do IDE hard drives require jumpers?

For IDE hard drives, it’s important to properly set the jumpers. If not properly done, your computer may not boot or the hard drive won’t be detected. If more than one device is on an IDE port, one device must be set to primary and the other set to secondary or cable select.

What is IDE configuration?

IDE—This setting makes the SATA drive act like PATA (IDE) hard disk drives that were once common in Windows-based systems. When this setting is used, the SATA drive can’t use advanced features, such as native command queuing and hot-plugging, and SATA 3Gbps and 6Gbps drives run at only 1.5Gbps.

How do I restore my external hard drive to factory settings?

Click the Go menu, select Utilities from the drop-down menu, and open Disk Utility. Choose your external drive from the left sidebar, and click Erase. Give your drive a name and select the file system you want from the Format drop-down. Click Erase, and the system will reformat your drive.

Do SATA hard drives have jumpers?

Some SATA drivers have jumpers for extra features, or for troubleshooting. The default setting for WD SATA hard drives varies depending on the model. Change the jumper settings ONLY if you intend to use the drive in an enterprise storage environment.

Why is my IDE drive not detected?

The BIOS will not detect a hard disk if the data cable is damaged or the connection is incorrect. Be sure to check your SATA cables are tightly connected to the SATA port connection. The easiest way to test a cable is to replace it with another cable.