At 11:49 17-12-04 -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote: >On Dec 17, 2004, at 11:30 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > >>> If the BIOS sees it, your OS should as well. >>> >> No, it doesn't. Stupid OS :-/ > >But the BIOS *does* recognize the hard drive? > >>> Also, you mention jumpers -- do you have a main boot drive set up >>> already? And is it jumped to run as the master? In my experience >>> "cable >>> select" options don't work very well. In such a case the other drive >>> has to be configged as the slave. >>> >> Yikes! I don't want to do it! > >So the drive wasn't changed from factory default when you put it in? >Hmm, my guess is that it was configured as a master unit, then. That >would mean, probably, that you've got two different devices on the same >IDE chain competing for "master" status. > >You're going to have to do something to he hardware to fix that. Sorry. >Fortunately it just means setting the jumpers so the new drive is set >up to be the slave. That *ought to* take care of it.
Famous last words, especially when computers are concerned . . . Oh, and while I am thinking about it, thanks to all who responded to my question about DVD�RW! -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
