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Unpacking your mobile rack, Ide basics – Vantec EZ-SWAP 2 MRK-300FD-BK User Manual

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Aluminum Mobile Rack

Unpacking Your Mobile Rack

Before installing the Mobile Rack, verify that the following items are included in the

carton. If any parts are damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer or sales

representative immediately.

1.One Mobile Rack Removable Docking Module

2.Twelve (12) mounting screws

3.2 keys

4.One user’s guide

IDE Basics

IDE is an acronym for Integrated Device (Drive) Electronics and is sometimes referred

to as an ATA (AT Attachment) interface. It is the most commonly used interface for

hard disk drives installed on personal computers. Other devices like CD-ROM, tape,

optical drives, and so on have adapted a variation called ATAPI (ATA Packet Inter-

face) and can be intermixed with standard IDE drives because they use the same

cabling and electrical interface.
Most systems today have two IDE channel connectors that are typically referred to as

primary and secondary ports. Each IDE port can have a maximum of two devices that

must be uniquely identified, typically by the setting of a jumper as a ‘master’ or ‘slave’

device.