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SATA & IDE Drive Mix-up
I just received my new Dell XPS which arrived with a 74G SATA primary drive. Also in the package is a CD-RW/DVD +RW combo drive. The SATA drive is set as primary SATA .
I’m trying to add the Samsung 160G IDE drive and a Lite CD-ROM from my last computer and am unsure of how to configure these drives. I’ve installed the new HDD and it works and is recognized by the PC. I’ve installed the Lite CD-ROM which is recognized but now the CD-RW/DVD+RW has disappeared?
Should the new IDE drive be set as the Primary IDE slave or Master? Which cable plug should I use; the last (master) or 2nd (slave)?
Ditto the CD drives. How should they be configured and which plug end should each use?
Thanks for your advice.
I ran a IDE diagnostic and I've got this all screwed up. Not sure where and how to fix this.
Primary SATA Drive 0
Primary IDE
Drive 0 -no device
Drive 1 - no device
Secondary IDE
Drive 0 - Lite cd-Rom
Drive 1 - no device
???
Thanks
Ken
I’m trying to add the Samsung 160G IDE drive and a Lite CD-ROM from my last computer and am unsure of how to configure these drives. I’ve installed the new HDD and it works and is recognized by the PC. I’ve installed the Lite CD-ROM which is recognized but now the CD-RW/DVD+RW has disappeared?
Should the new IDE drive be set as the Primary IDE slave or Master? Which cable plug should I use; the last (master) or 2nd (slave)?
Ditto the CD drives. How should they be configured and which plug end should each use?
Thanks for your advice.
I ran a IDE diagnostic and I've got this all screwed up. Not sure where and how to fix this.
Primary SATA Drive 0
Primary IDE
Drive 0 -no device
Drive 1 - no device
Secondary IDE
Drive 0 - Lite cd-Rom
Drive 1 - no device
???
Thanks
Ken
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magus covered this pretty well already, but you just need to make sure that your IDE jumpers match their position on the cable. The 160 IDE HD should be at the end of one of the IDE cables and it's jumper should be set to master. Likewise for the CD-RW on its own cable. The lite cd-rom should be set to slave and connected to the middle of the cable shared with the CD-RW. This should correct the problem.
(Also just to be sure you can set BIOS to auto detect devices, instead of specifying their type.)
(Also just to be sure you can set BIOS to auto detect devices, instead of specifying their type.)
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tnanks all for the good advice. Everything is rolling smoothly.
ASKER
I corrected the CD-RW to slave and it is not correctly recognized.
What should I do about the IDE 160G drive.
If left as IDE Primary 0, the boot stalls until I hit F1.
Thanks for the help so far.
Ken