I am trying to connect two internal dvd players for my computer via a y cable (connect the cable to one, then connect it to the other) yet when I try to turn my computer on, all I get is a blank screen. what am I doing wrong? should I get a different cable?
2007-01-17 03:36:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You are short circuiting something in the process.
I've never heard of a Y cable for internal DVD drives.
You need to use a standard IDE cable. Configure one device as Master & the other as Slave.
regards,
Philip T
2007-01-17 03:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As phillip said, you need an IDE cable. You want one that resembles the following bad example:
......||=====||==||
.........................^- Top drive
...................^-Bottom drive
......^-Motherboard
It's a 40-pin connector. 2x20 holes in each of the "plugs".
2007-01-18 10:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by Nate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋