Hard Drive Problem  | | | 
September 23rd, 2004, 02:30 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5
|
Can you mess up a hard drive when you only have one in your system which was set on cable select and you boot up your system.
I need an answer quick!!!!!!!!! | 
|  | |
September 23rd, 2004, 02:35 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Best To Avoid Me
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Under Your Bed
Posts: 8,863
|
It might not be recognized properly depending on the configuration, but no permanent damage.
Why do you ask, are you having problems???
TELL ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  | |
| | |
September 23rd, 2004, 02:38 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5
|
Yea it wont recognize teh drive. when its booting up it comes up where it lists the primar ans secondary drives and under primary master it says 1$ 0 and then after a while it tells me that the drive failed | |
| | |
September 23rd, 2004, 02:49 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | Best To Avoid Me
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Under Your Bed
Posts: 8,863
|
Your drive should be fine...are you having issues when setting the jumper to Master? You are connecting the single drive to the end of the IDE cable, right? | |
| | |
September 23rd, 2004, 02:55 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5
|
ok now i feel stupid. the first plug on the ide cable goes to the cd drive and the last one goes to the HD right? | |
| | |
September 23rd, 2004, 03:31 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
| | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago
Posts: 975
|
No need to feel stupid, common mistake. Try setting the jumpers on the back of both drives to CS (Cable Select). | |
| | |
September 23rd, 2004, 03:39 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | Best To Avoid Me
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Under Your Bed
Posts: 8,863
|
If you can avoid having your CD ROM (ATAPI device)and your hard drive (IDE) on the same cable, please do so...your hard drive has a much faster data transfer speed than your CD ROM...do you have another cable that you can use to connect your CD ROM to your secondary IDE channel as master? That would be your best setup with 2 devices.
You shouldn't feel stupid at all...we've all made mistakes and learned from them. Just think, next time you see somebody on this forum with a question about where to connect their devices and how to set the jumpers, you can hop right in and give them some help!
Welcome to TechIMO!!!  | |
| | |
September 23rd, 2004, 03:44 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
| | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5
|
im getting another ide cable tonight to put my other drive on the second channel with . so after i do this with the hard drive on master it should be recognized right? | |
| | |
September 23rd, 2004, 03:50 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
| | Best To Avoid Me
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Under Your Bed
Posts: 8,863
|
It should be fine, yes. Just remember to connect your hard drive to the end of the cable, not the middle. See if your hard drive has a "single drive" setting as well. We'll be here if you need more help...no worries.  | |
| | |
September 23rd, 2004, 03:53 PM
|
#10 (permalink)
| | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5
|
ok well next time when i build a computer i will remember to check the jumper settings. i usually dont because most of the time it comes set the right way. thanks for all hte help | |
| | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | | | Most Active Discussions  | | | | |   Recent Discussions  | | | | |
 |
hardware
prices 
