Ive been upgrading my friends PC by adding a little more ram and adding a dvd drive also (it used to just have a cd burner). Is there anywhere i can get instructions on wiring in the new drive as i'm having some trouble getting it to work as the computer says second slave drive incompatible. I must have wired it up slightly wrong. Any help is most welcome.
2007-03-10 08:26:02 · 5 answers · asked by grassmonkeys 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
most p.c,s can have 2 x hard drives(primary master/primary slave) and 2 x optical drives(secondary master/secondary slave)
these go into ide1/ide2 on your motherbaord,unless your hard drives a s.a.t.a(serial a.t.a)
you need to first go into set up(press delete at start up) and go into cmos,there you need to make sure all your ide drives are set to "auto",this will automatically configure your hard and optical drives to work on your p.c,instead of going through the impossible task of manually configuring each drive one by one
then make sure each drives jumpers are corrrectly set,note:each manufacturer has different jumper settings so check the manufacturers literature or check the label on the drive
also check that the 5v molex power cable is correctly fitted and working properly,and that the ide ribbons are correctly fitted and functioning properly(note:check that the plastic connectors on the ide ribbons are not broken as this can stop the drives from working and can also affect the mouse and keyboard sometimes
another reason for hardware not functioning correctly is a under powerful p.s.u,adding too much hardware to a under rated p.c will cause hardware malfunctioning,a average p.c with 2 x hdd and 2 x dvd should have at least a 350w p.s u
is the light on the drives flashing when you boot it up,if so theres power getting through,if it dosent show in "my computer"then check the ide cable or replace it
also go to control panel>system properties>hardware>device manager>then check the list to see if your dvd drive is there,if it is then remove it and restart the p.c to force a "found new hardware" option,this will re-install the dvd drive and all of its appropriate driver?firmware
i hope this has helped
good luck
2007-03-10 10:09:14 · answer #1 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
on the back on the new drive u have to move the small white pin into the slave position... it cant be set to master( look in manual)make sure that ure master is first on the drive then slave is second on the big grey or black serial cable and that should work
2007-03-13 01:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by geoff r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to set one as master the other as slave look on the back there are little pins which you move to get the correct connections.
2007-03-10 16:32:17 · answer #3 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on back of dvd base is a pin that needs to be put on master and second tray on slave grey ribbon goes on back and any power can fit you cant get it wrong
2007-03-10 16:31:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it SCSI or IDE?
2007-03-10 16:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by Data 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋