Computer jumpers and dip switches

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JUMPER ABCs

Jumpers allow the computer to close an electrical circuit allowing the electricity to flow throughout certain sections of the circuit board. Generally, the jumpers consist of a set small pins which can be covered with a small plastic box. This box connects the two pins together allowing the electricity to flow freely between the two pins.

Jumpers are used to configure computer peripherals such as Hard Drives, Modems, Sound Cards, and various other components. For example, when installing a new hard drive, you may need to change the jumper settings depending if the hard drive is a master drive or a slave drive.

DIP SWITCH ABCs

Dip switches are designed with the same intentions as jumpers. However, instead of having to remove the jumper block and placing it over separate pins, dip switches are actual small switches which can be turned to the ON or OFF position.

Like jumpers, Dip Switches are used to configure computer peripherals such as Hard Drives, Modems, Sound Cards, and various other components. Generally, however, Dip Switches are usually only found on PC Boards such as the Motherboard, Sound Card, or other PC Boards.

HARD DRIVE JUMPER SETTINGS

We are currently implementing Hard Drive Jumper Drive settings into our Hard Drive Specification Page.