Question: What is the cable-select jumper setting on the back of a drive for? 

Answer: Standard ATA drives can be set to either Master or Slave position. This was back when you had to set the correct one where you connected the cable. These days, the device is smart enough to recognize where it is connected on the cable... that's what cable-select jumper allows
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