On Saturday 27 Sep 2003 3:54 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On the CDROM, do you have it set as master or slave? Make sure the > > jumper is in position for whichever you choose. Put the Primary > > master as hard drive and on the end connector of the cable, the > > slave on primary master should be on the mid connector. I think > > that the best way to connect is to have the HDs on Primary > > (master and slave) and the CDROM and CDRW on secondary master > > and slave. Others may prefer a different arrangement. I have run > > into the problem with the hard drive as you have and the only way > > I could get the harddrive recognized was to reformat. I first > > erased it with "DiskEraser" and then did a clean install. HTH -- > > I have the 20Gb HD now set to primary master (on ribbon and jumper > settings) and the cdrom set to secondary master. Still no change. > Also, is there a difference in IDE cables? I notice the ribbon for > the hd that came with the new system is slimmer than the ones I > have in the old system. Would that have an effect? In other > words, if I'm trying to use an older ribbon on the newer system, > will that keep the old stuff from operating properly? Could the > newer motherboard and power supply short out the old HD and cdrom? > Not sure what you mean by slimmer, but newer drives often come with an 80-wire cable, not a 40-wire one. If your mobo is recent it will have at least the primary connector set up to receive that cable - there are, I understand, thinner pins on the new connector, so old style cables may not be making proper contact. HTH
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