Detecting IDE Drives - Slow...

[DisinfectedDuck]

My newly - built pc (actually my brother's) is acting weird - right after starting up, when it says "Detecting IDE Drives", it stops for like a minute - too long.

The drives are set up like this -

P Master - WD HDD
P Slave - None
S Master - CDRW
S Slave - DVD

I'll just mention that i'm using an old IDE cable from an old computer (not sure exactly what kind).

What can I do?

 

[AnMig]

I know Exactly whats causing this, had the same problem before.

Make sure your WD hard drive jumper setting is correct mine was set to master with a slave when I had no slave.
Fixed the jumper and presto no more 50 sec wait before hd was detected


good luck

 

[Derango]

does your motherboard have onboard RAID? IT might be the raid controller trying to look for drives that are connected to it.

 

[DisinfectedDuck]

AnMig - You were right, thanks! Just connected the DVD as a Slave.

 

[newbiepcuser]

You can also set the WD as Cable Select also, it seems only WD has this unique nitch. You can then leave you DVD and Burner on the second EIDE controller.

 

[cavingjan]

I've had this happen a couple times but worse. Couldn't find the hard drive period. There is a single setting for that drive. If I recall correctly you could either pull the jumper off completely or cross it over two of the top pins.

 

[Shooters]

cavingjan is right. You can leave the WD on its own channel. All you have to do is make sure the jumper is set to "single" not "master".