User`s guide

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Jockey. If power is already applied to the unit and
you try to attach hard disk drives it may be cause
for electric shorts or equipment failure.
2. When attaching the hard disk drive be very cautious
of static electricity. Static electricity that might
have built up in the human body can cause damage
to precision electronic equipment such as hard
disk drives. Before working with the unit it is
recommended that you discharge static electricity
by touching a metallic device or by using a static
wrist strap or shocking your coworker.
3. Hard Disk Compatibility. The Disk Jockey has been
designed to work with any IDE or E-IDE hard disk
drive that adheres specifically to the IDE or E-IDE
specifications. HARD DISK DRIVES MUST BE
ULTRA DMA COMPATIBLE.
4. Your hard disk drives must be set to “master”
(rather than slave) mode. To make a hard disk drive
a master, please read the hard disk drive users guide
that came with your hard disk drive. Typically the
hard disk drive is shipped as a master; however, a
hard disk drive that has previously been installed
in a computer can be set to a different setting (i.e.
slave). Some hard disk drives will show how to
configure the drive to a master on the disk label.
Typically setting a hard disk drive to be a master
simply requires the changing of small jumpers
on the back of the drive. Please use caution when
changing a hard disk drive from slave to master
mode. Do not set the drive to “master with slave