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harddisk problem
Name: ericcc Date: September 6, 2006 at 10:46:08 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 400 Product: rewv
Comment:
my machine is already installed and configured one hard disk (disk 0) and XP. But i want to add another hard disk to this machine, when i added this additional hd and boot the machine the new hd takes the position of disk 0, and original hd now turn to take the position of hd 1. this actually slows the boot up time and occassionally causes the boot up to fail. i know the second hd suppose to be hd 1 (ie fall in sequential order) how do i go about this? (please the problem here could not be setting the jumper, i believe i did all necessary settings there). thanks
Name: ham30 Date: September 6, 2006 at 10:51:12 Pacific
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Does the 'Bios' detect the first drive as the Primary Master and the second drive as the Primary Slave?
Do yourself a favor BACKUP!
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: September 6, 2006 at 11:06:55 Pacific
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I don't see you mentioning anything about jumper settings. In that case the old HD should be set as Master and the new Slave (don't use cable select) then follow ham's advice.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: September 6, 2006 at 12:12:12 Pacific
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Put the 2nd HDD on the 2ndary channel
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Response Number 4
Name: ham30 Date: September 6, 2006 at 13:45:52 Pacific
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That should fix that problem. And the second hard drive should really be on the secondary channel anyway.
Do yourself a favor BACKUP!
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: September 6, 2006 at 15:44:01 Pacific
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I third that advice.
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Response Number 6
Name: dacohenz Date: September 6, 2006 at 16:26:32 Pacific
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Good advice, there is also a setting called Cable Select (CS), where Master/slave seetings are determined by where you plug the IDE cable to each hard drive. The Master is normally the plug on the end of the cable. Look on the hard drive, they can all be a little different as far as settings go, it should tell you Master/slave settings. If it doesn't gp to the manufacturers website, you should be able to find settings there.
As far as going on the secondary cable, that would work unless you have 2 cd-drives attached, then you would need to slave the primary cable
Name: jam Date: September 6, 2006 at 16:47:28 Pacific
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I'm off the opinion that Cable Select should NEVER be used unless it's absolutely necessary
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Response Number 8
Name: XpUser Date: September 6, 2006 at 17:03:08 Pacific
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I'm with you, jam.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 9
Name: OtheHill Date: September 6, 2006 at 17:03:23 Pacific
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I think CS was invented by the big box vendors so you could add a drive without changing existing cables or jumpers.
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Response Number 10
Name: ericcc Date: September 7, 2006 at 08:27:22 Pacific
Reply:
thanks guys, yeah the main problem here as you rightly said Jam is the pri/sec channels. 'has now be rightly configured and things are on the move. many thanks to all!
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