I'm still confused lol here's what I understand so far:

If I connect a IDE cable to the motherboard that has 2 connectors (not including the one that goes on the mobo) in the place of the IDE cable with only 1 connector and connect the opposite end (the one not connected to the mobo) to a hard drive for example, that one would act as master, and if i connect the middle one to another hard drive, that would act as slave, correct?