Configuration - The Usual Master/ Slave Arrangement
The model sticker shows that the MHR2020SA is an ATA drive of the old school - it includes a jumper for configuring the drive as master or slave. When used in a laptop, the jumper is normally set to master, as it is very unusual for a laptop to have two disk drives.
Up to now, the connector pins on a 2.5" hard disk have usually been located at the front. This is now no longer the case, thanks to the compact Serial ATA connector. The larger connector on the right hand side is the power connector.
Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter
Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.
Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
