At 02:22 PM 4/7/02 -0500 Robert Seeberger wrote:
>You could have the cable twisted backwards on one of those drives. Use the
>red stripe on the ribbon cable to show which way it should be plugged in.
>Also, the 2 hard drives should be on the same cable. Putting a harddrive on
>the same cable as a CD-ROM can slow down the performance of the harddrive.
>Make sure the harddrives are on the primary connector on the motherboard.
Ah, that's good to know. The kids who isntalled the second hard drive for
me in college had it hooked to the CD Rom.
So, dumb question, once I identify the red strip, how do I know which way
it is supposed to go in.
>If you arent sure about what you are doing, it might be a good idea to find
>someone to help. But if you have to do it yourself, remember that all those
>cables are designed to be connected in only one way. Pay close attention to
>shape and little notches and even numbering on the connectors to help you
>install them correctly.
Yeah, I tried asking around my circle of friends at work and Church - but
unfortunately (and not surprisingly), Takoma Park is a bit shorter on
computer experts than Case Western Reserve University. :)
JDG
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