"Mike Walsh" wrote in message
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One device should be master, if there is a second device it should be
slave. It does not matter where they go on the cable. If you use a 80 wire
cable the blue plug should go on the motherboard.


I don' t agree. For optimal performance, the blue connector should go to the
mobo, the middle (grey) to the slave and the end (black) to the master.
If nothing (really nothing) happens at boot up, look to your power supply.
Maybe it's not enough powerful.
If the boot process starts up and then hangs, there are only two
possibilities: wrong cable connection , or wrong jumper settings. For many
brands, the figure of the jumper settings is misleading, because the drawing
is not placed in the same direction as the connectors. If not sure, refer to
the site of the manufacturer or to the manual.