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installing slave hard drive
Name: ryanB Date: December 31, 2004 at 22:25:02 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: celeron 2.7
Comment:
how do u install another hard drive as a slave? i plugged it in with the power and the ide cable (i think its called) with my normal hardrive still connected the same way and windows wouldnt boot up. then i took out the new hardrive and it works fine now. the hard drive im trying to put in was from another comp and has an os on it but i just want to delete it and use for storage. also i dont know how the jumpers on the back of the hd work. it has one on the very left one. with 4 in all. thanks in advace
Name: Richard59 Date: December 31, 2004 at 22:32:52 Pacific
Reply:
There is usually a graphic on the back of the drive that shows which jumper position you need to make the drive a slave. You may also need to change the jumper on your original drive as some have option of "Master With/Without Slave".
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Response Number 2
Name: cliffpage Date: January 1, 2005 at 02:44:58 Pacific
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if it has jumper diagram dont get caught out by looking at the end of the drive with it upside down. which was is upside down??? well i have had some drives where the diagram needs you to view the end of the drive with the lable downwards towards the floor and not upwards . I reckon that is upside down, but the makers obviously thought different. Some drives have a CS / cable select position for jumpers. I would say dont use that. Make sure one is Master and one is Slave. If there is no help on the drive label, type JUmper Position followed by make & model of drive into google.com
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Response Number 3
Name: ryanB Date: January 1, 2005 at 17:45:27 Pacific
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