Los Angeles upset about "Master" and "Slave" on PC components

vince56 · November 26th, 2003, 12:50 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/1...eut/index.html

Chandler Mike · November 26th, 2003, 12:58 PM

Read that, people need to get over this political correctness crap...so annoying.

Mike

SirChaz · November 26th, 2003, 01:09 PM

Boy good thing SATA drives are here.

From now on Parallel ATA drives will be know as the repressive drive system.

jw7 · November 26th, 2003, 01:09 PM

I remember "master" and "slave" from the old IBM PC Floppy drive days as a kid. Honestly, this is the first I've heard them use those terms for computers in years.

And they are complaining now?

Cardinals.Ken · November 26th, 2003, 01:13 PM

I can only image who complained enough to make this an issue to begin with...

Chandler Mike · November 26th, 2003, 01:13 PM

Master and Slave is still used all the time.

If you have two hard drives in your computer, one is set to Master, the other Slave.

It's pretty common.

Mike

Ryanwb · November 26th, 2003, 01:16 PM

What are we suppose to call it if we call for tech support on two hard drives? The Mr. and the Mrs.????

Cardinals.Ken · November 26th, 2003, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by Chandler Mike
Master and Slave is still used all the time.

If you have two hard drives in your computer, one is set to Master, the other Slave.

It's pretty common.

Mike

Not to be picky, but not exactly. If your two hard-drives are on separate IDE or SCSI channels, both could be Master or both could be Slave. Depended upon what else you have in your rig.

SirChaz · November 26th, 2003, 01:17 PM

Yes most of todays computer hard drives are ATA and have a master and slave designation to determine which one controls the bus.

SCSI drives are so much fairer, they use a number system.

Cardinals.Ken · November 26th, 2003, 01:17 PM

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Originally posted by Ryanwb
What are we suppose to call it if we call for tech support on two hard drives? The Mr. and the Mrs.????

I think L.A. County has them refered to as "Primary" and "Secondary".

SirChaz · November 26th, 2003, 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by Ryanwb
What are we suppose to call it if we call for tech support on two hard drives? The Mr. and the Mrs.????

Uh Oh. I see a fight coming with that one. Don't get the feminists involved.

SirChaz · November 26th, 2003, 01:19 PM

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Originally posted by Cardinals.Ken
I think L.A. County has them refered to as "Primary" and "Secondary".

Well that could be confusing. The IDE channels are usually Primary and Secondary.

Primary Master, Secondary Slave, etc.

Chandler Mike · November 26th, 2003, 01:20 PM

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Originally posted by Cardinals.Ken
Not to be picky, but not exactly. If your two hard-drives are on separate IDE or SCSI channels, both could be Master or both could be Slave. Depended upon what else you have in your rig.

Well, you are being picky, lol, but anyways, if you had two hard drives, more than likely, they'll be on the same chain, if not, you'll have it hooked up to the one with the CD ROM, hence the CDROM will be slave while the new drive is master.

It was just an example, the point is, it's used all the time.

Mike

SweetD · November 26th, 2003, 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by SirChaz
Yes most of todays computer hard drives are ATA and have a master and slave designation to determine which one controls the bus.

SCSI drives are so much fairer, they use a number system.

Anyone try the new serial or SATA drives?

Chandler Mike · November 26th, 2003, 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by SirChaz
Well that could be confusing. The IDE channels are usually Primary and Secondary.

Primary Master, Secondary Slave, etc.

Then it would be Primary Primary, and Secondary Secondary under LA's change...stupid politicians....

Mike