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Connecting Two Hard Disks?
Recently i bought a new IDE Hard disk. How i connect them, 'coz my previous IDE cable has only one connector(the Master). Can i use EIDE cable(that comes with my DVD-Writer) instead of old IDE cable to connect both hard disks? And i want to know the jumper settings(no manual comes with HDD). New hard disk is Western Digital 80GB, previoius was 40GB Seagate. Actually i've used the EIDE cable but after this my system is'nt booting. One more thing "when i was removing my old hard disk a seal on right hand side(silver colored) was removed accidentely after metal friction. Under this seal there is a hole, what that? is it crucial?
should i close it again with tape!? thanks!
5 Answers
- cs_gmlynarczykLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes. If you have an IDE cable that allows both a master and a slave, you should be able to use it. If you do use this cable, make sure the hard drive with the OS installed remains jumpered as the Master, and is plugged into the appropriate end of the cable. The new hard drive should be the Slave. Even though the hard drives did not come with manuals, there is typically a label directly on the hard drive (either stuck on top or molded directly into the plastic above the jumpers) that details the proper jumper configurations. And no, the seal shouldn't make a difference in operation, although the warranty may have been voided.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Hard drives come as master, keep one as master the other one make it as slave by moving the jumper one spot away, you need a cable that has two connections the top connection for the master the one below it for the slave you could go to computer repair shop and buy it it should cost between five to seven dollars.
- 1 decade ago
You can look on the hard disk and look up the manual. You can use the IDE cable you have. I would suggest you look up the manufacture and get the manual! Just type the manufacturers name in the search bar and go to there site. Then you can look up the manual by the numbers on the drive!
- cool_clearwaterLv 61 decade ago
on each cable there can be two devices one needs to be master and the other slave, the settings vary from device to device - it is usualy stamped on the device.
Incorrect setting of these jumpers will cause the system not to boot
The last bit re the tape I don't think is important
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- Anonymous4 years ago
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