The correct answer is A. Set the master-slave jumper to slave on the second drive.
The master-slave jumper is a small switch on the hard drive that determines whether the drive is the master or slave drive on the IDE cable. The master drive is the first drive on the cable, and the slave drive is the second drive on the cable.
To install a second IDE drive, you must first connect the drive to the IDE cable. The IDE cable has two connectors, one for the master drive and one for the slave drive. The master connector is usually wider than the slave connector.
Once the drive is connected to the IDE cable, you must set the master-slave jumper to slave. The master-slave jumper is usually located on the back of the hard drive. The jumper is a small switch that can be set to one of two positions: master or slave.
Once the master-slave jumper is set to slave, you can power on the computer and the hard drive should be recognized.
Here is a brief explanation of each option:
- Option B: Use the IDE configuration software to set the new drive as slave. This is not necessary if you set the master-slave jumper to slave.
- Option C: Verify that you define the new drive as D: in the CMOS setup. This is not necessary if you set the master-slave jumper to slave.
- Option D: Verify that you attach the drive to the connector at the end of the ribbon cable. This is necessary, but it is not the only step required to install a second IDE drive.
- Option E: None of the above. This is the correct answer.