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Old September 25th 03, 07:03 PM
Robert Spike
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I am adding a CDR-W drive to my Windows XP system. I have them hooked
together with the flat cable. My understanding is that the "middle"
connection goes to the Slave drive. The end connection goes to the
"main" drive.

When I turn the computer back on, it hangs and won't boot up.

Any ideas? How, exactly, should the jumpers be set?

Please feel free to post here or e-mail me directly at
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Thanks for any assistance.
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Old September 25th 03, 07:17 PM
Mike Walsh
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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.

Robert Spike wrote:

I am adding a CDR-W drive to my Windows XP system. I have them hooked
together with the flat cable. My understanding is that the "middle"
connection goes to the Slave drive. The end connection goes to the
"main" drive.

When I turn the computer back on, it hangs and won't boot up.

Any ideas? How, exactly, should the jumpers be set?

Please feel free to post here or e-mail me directly at
.

Thanks for any assistance.


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Mike Walsh
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
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Old September 25th 03, 07:30 PM
Phrederik
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"Robert Spike" wrote in message
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I am adding a CDR-W drive to my Windows XP system. I have them hooked
together with the flat cable. My understanding is that the "middle"
connection goes to the Slave drive. The end connection goes to the
"main" drive.

When I turn the computer back on, it hangs and won't boot up.

Any ideas? How, exactly, should the jumpers be set?


You say the computer hangs... How? Does it even do the memory count or
startup screen?

If the IDE cable is upside-down, the computer won't do anything when turned
on (excepts fans running).


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Old September 25th 03, 10:06 PM
El Jerid
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"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.


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Old September 26th 03, 03:15 AM
Robert Spike
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Actually got it figured out - - - I had the wrong cable plugged into
the slave. I ended up connecting the middle (grey, I think) connector
to the main drive and the end connector into the slave drive. I
rebooted and all works fine now.

Thanks for the advice!



"Phrederik" wrote in message news:zvGcb.9869$O85.2578@pd7tw1no...
"Robert Spike" wrote in message
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I am adding a CDR-W drive to my Windows XP system. I have them hooked
together with the flat cable. My understanding is that the "middle"
connection goes to the Slave drive. The end connection goes to the
"main" drive.

When I turn the computer back on, it hangs and won't boot up.

Any ideas? How, exactly, should the jumpers be set?


You say the computer hangs... How? Does it even do the memory count or
startup screen?

If the IDE cable is upside-down, the computer won't do anything when turned
on (excepts fans running).

 




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