Where can I get jumpers for a hard drive? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

balderdash111 · 08-23-2004, 05:34 AM

Long story short:

I am taking a hard drive out of an old computer and putting it in an external box. Box instructions say I need to set the jumpers so that it is a master (not a slave).

Thing is, it was a slave in the old computer (so no jumpers required) and I must have thrown out the old jumpers.

Where oh where can I get god damn jumpers???

trache · 08-23-2004, 05:43 AM

A computer store. Seriously. They have tonnes of them. They may even give them to you for free.

Scorpion23 · 08-23-2004, 05:47 AM

I've also noticed that radioshack sells them in a box of 6, but it's close to a dollar for them.

balderdash111 · 08-23-2004, 06:47 AM

Ah, I should have added this.

I checked with my local Radio Shack - they said they don't have 'em. Ditto for Comp USA. Ditto for Staples. Ditto for Data Vision (a local place with a repair department and lots of parts to buy).

Odd, eh? Turns out, someone in our hardware dep't at work had some lying around that he will give me.

THanks anyway.

mikec · 08-23-2004, 07:04 AM

I have close to 100 spare jumpers. Anytime I trash an old mobo, I pull all of 'em off. If you still wind up needing them, PM me your address and I'll drop a few in an envelope.

Glava · 08-23-2004, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikec

I have close to 100 spare jumpers. Anytime I trash an old mobo, I pull all of 'em off. If you still wind up needing them, PM me your address and I'll drop a few in an envelope.

mikec:jumpers::Glava:screws

Whenever I dissassemble anything, I always keep the screws. I have a lot.

neekap · 08-23-2004, 03:57 PM

A lot of mom-and-pop computer stores horde that stuff.. Screws, jumpers, IDE/floppy cables.. The store I used to work for did a lot of builds for businesses who didn't want any of the extra stuff that came with the cases like slot covers, screws, etc. so we got up some pretty hefty collections and would give bags of screws away when asked.

08-23-2004, 05:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Where can I get jumpers for a hard drive? Long story short: I am taking a hard drive out of an old computer and putting it in an external box. Box instructions say I need to set the jumpers so that it is a master (not a slave). Thing is, it was a slave in the old computer (so no jumpers required) and I must have thrown out the old jumpers. Where oh where can I get god damn jumpers???

08-23-2004, 05:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
trache Insane	A computer store. Seriously. They have tonnes of them. They may even give them to you for free. __________________ "You looked at me as if I was eating runny eggs in slow motion." - Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip

08-23-2004, 07:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
mikec I flopped the nutz... Location: Stratford, CT	I have close to 100 spare jumpers. Anytime I trash an old mobo, I pull all of 'em off. If you still wind up needing them, PM me your address and I'll drop a few in an envelope. __________________ Until the 20th century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the charted electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one millionth of reality

08-23-2004, 05:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	I've also noticed that radioshack sells them in a box of 6, but it's close to a dollar for them.

08-23-2004, 06:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Ah, I should have added this. I checked with my local Radio Shack - they said they don't have 'em. Ditto for Comp USA. Ditto for Staples. Ditto for Data Vision (a local place with a repair department and lots of parts to buy). Odd, eh? Turns out, someone in our hardware dep't at work had some lying around that he will give me. THanks anyway.

08-23-2004, 03:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
neekap Tilted Location: Central OH	A lot of mom-and-pop computer stores horde that stuff.. Screws, jumpers, IDE/floppy cables.. The store I used to work for did a lot of builds for businesses who didn't want any of the extra stuff that came with the cases like slot covers, screws, etc. so we got up some pretty hefty collections and would give bags of screws away when asked.