Installing hardrive question...

[PeterJun21]

all my hardrive ide slots are full, so i was wondering if i could take out one of my cd rom ide drives and replace it with my new hardrive..

 

[NumbaJuan]

you bet!

 

[LED]

If it's a new Hard Drive then you prolly have an ATA 100 so make sure you change the ribbon cable as well as setting the jumper properly!

 

[PeterJun21]

what do u mean by changing the ribbon cables?

 

[LED]

Typically Optical drives are hooked up with ATA33 cables and the newer Hard Drives call for ATA100 which have twice as many wires and are thinner. You can see examples between the 2 @ www.pccables.com. You need these to get the full benefit of the faster Drives

 

[FlippyBoy]

you'll also need a mounting kit to mount a 3.5" drive in a 5.25" bay, but those shouldnt be more than $2-$3 at your local computer store.

 

[PeterJun21]

Okay thanx for the help, but now i have another problem..

know how theres two IDE slots in the motherboard?
Well one of the slot doesnt work at all. I tired differnet combinations of drives,cables but my comptuer doesnt read them. Is there a way to check or fix this? thanks.

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: PeterJun21
Okay thanx for the help, but now i have another problem..

know how theres two IDE slots in the motherboard?
Well one of the slot doesnt work at all. I tired differnet combinations of drives,cables but my comptuer doesnt read them. Is there a way to check or fix this? thanks.

Are you sure you havnt set the Master/Slave settings incorrectly

Dan

 

[Mday]

Originally posted by: MrFiTTy

Originally posted by: PeterJun21
Okay thanx for the help, but now i have another problem..

know how theres two IDE slots in the motherboard?
Well one of the slot doesnt work at all. I tired differnet combinations of drives,cables but my comptuer doesnt read them. Is there a way to check or fix this? thanks.

Are you sure you havnt set the Master/Slave settings incorrectly

Dan

I concur with that diagnosis ^_^.

Also, you may want to invest in a PCI controller, for extra drives. Though your powersupply may not support it. HDDs draw a lot of power due to the motor spin.

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: Mday

Originally posted by: MrFiTTy

Originally posted by: PeterJun21
Okay thanx for the help, but now i have another problem..

know how theres two IDE slots in the motherboard?
Well one of the slot doesnt work at all. I tired differnet combinations of drives,cables but my comptuer doesnt read them. Is there a way to check or fix this? thanks.

Are you sure you havnt set the Master/Slave settings incorrectly

Dan

I concur with that diagnosis ^_^.

Also, you may want to invest in a PCI controller, for extra drives. Though your powersupply may not support it. HDDs draw a lot of power due to the motor spin.

Thank You

And i also agree with what you have just said

Dan

 

[dejacky]

yes, it should work. be careful that u don't use long screws.