Can Slave Hard Drive Become Master HD?

One of my PowerPC Dual 1 GHz G4 (QuickSilver 2002) will not boot up. This non-functioning G4 contains the following internal drives:
1. One (1) 80 GB ATA Master Hard Drive,
2. One (1) 80 GB ATA Slave Hard Drive,
3. One (1) 80 GB SCSI Slave.
I cannot get the Master Hard Drive to boot up.
Is it possible to convert the ATA Slave Hard Drive to an ATA Master Hard Drive? And if so, what is the proper procedure for this convertion?

Hello, there are two ways, normally one would expect a QS2002 to use CS, Cablle Select jumpers on both drives, & assuming a CS IDE cable, Master & Slave are set by position on the cable... <aster on the end, Slave in the middle, but bsome combos of drives may not resond as widhed, moreo if Master & Slave Jumpers are used, while still other Drives may have Jumpers for Single, Master wirh Slave, etc.
SCSI won't have a Slave or Master, nor even a CS Jumper, possibly SCSI ID Jupers & LUN Jumpers.

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