>> First question is "did you actually read their posting?"
>>
>> It's a USB drive that was functional on another PC. No master/slave
>> settings involved. No IDE connector involved.
>
> Feel good Calab? I realised my error and posted a retraction and apology a
> full 16 minutes before you chose to ignore it and reply to my previous
> post.

Sorry.. but I don't read ALL the threads in a group before I post.

>> BTW, there is no "right connector on the IDE cable". A properly
>> jumpered drive will work equally well on either plug.
>
> So you disagree then agree in the same sentence. Properly jumpered being
> master at the end, slave in the middle. If you change the jumper
> *or*connector around without changing both then it's not "properly
> jumpered" so you're in fact saying nothing at all.

A properly jumpered drive has nothing to do with drive position. Jumper it
as master if that is what you want, then put it anywhere on the cable. Ditto
for slave drives.

I do admit that Kony has a point about signal reflections though. To avoid
case clutter, I always cut my cables short if there is only a single drive.
Never considered that the extra cabling could cause signalling issues.