[newbie] Maxtor jumper really pissed me off

[Fajar Priyanto]

Dear all, I'm almost frustated. I tried to add a primary slave hdd into the system, but it didn't work. The BIOS failed to recognise the drive. Both primary master and slave are maxtors.   I've double checked the jumper setting and I'm sure I did it right. http://maxtor.com/en/documentation/installation_guides/ata_installation_guide.pdf   The errors were: 1. If I set hdd #1 as master and hdd #2 as slave, BIOS only recognise hdd #1 2. If I set both hdd as cable select then only hdd #2 is recognised. 3. If I set hdd #1 as slave and hdd #2 as slave/cable select ( I know this is wrong), then only hdd #1 is recognised (as slave).   This maxtor jumper settings really pissed me off! I don't have this kind of trouble if I use maxtor and seagate. Is maxtor and maxtor really can't be used together?   Any opinion? Any experiences? Pls help me. Thanks. Fajar.   --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.547 / Virus Database: 340 - Release Date: 12/2/2003