Hi,
Here is the problem:
bios on bootup does not detect secondary slave drive when plextor 1610A is secondary master. If I remove the plextor from the chain, then the wd hdd as slave can be detected on either of the connectors on the secondary channel cable. It also can be detected as master on either of the connectors w/out the plex. I have also tried switching to another cable and there is no difference. So, when the plex is attached as master (as recommended by plextor) the ide wd hdd does not show up in the bios or on the boot screen during POST half the time. Sometimes it doesn't show up in the bios, but is accessible from the MyComputer icon. Other times it shows up during post but both the plextor and hdd drive are not viewable as icons in mycomputer or in the bios.
What gives? I can't figure this out.
I just tried setting the plextor to udma 2 by jumpering a couple of pins.
any help is greatly appreciated. TIA.
kingink
Here is the problem:
bios on bootup does not detect secondary slave drive when plextor 1610A is secondary master. If I remove the plextor from the chain, then the wd hdd as slave can be detected on either of the connectors on the secondary channel cable. It also can be detected as master on either of the connectors w/out the plex. I have also tried switching to another cable and there is no difference. So, when the plex is attached as master (as recommended by plextor) the ide wd hdd does not show up in the bios or on the boot screen during POST half the time. Sometimes it doesn't show up in the bios, but is accessible from the MyComputer icon. Other times it shows up during post but both the plextor and hdd drive are not viewable as icons in mycomputer or in the bios.
What gives? I can't figure this out.
I just tried setting the plextor to udma 2 by jumpering a couple of pins.
any help is greatly appreciated. TIA.
kingink
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