So all of this makes sense. However - inside my computer the IDE controller currently has a ribbon going to the DVD burner. The ribbon has another connector I could hook the drive to - but the ribbon is too far away from where it would go. I think I'm stuck.
On 5/13/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dude, they have totally different cables. They run off different > controllers. You can add the IDE drive if you have an IDE controller in > the box (my mobo has both). > > If you want to boot from it, you'll probably have to change the boot > order in the BIOS. > > --Ben > > Raymond Camden wrote: > > On my old PC, a few months ago, I added a new IDE drive to the box. I > > set it in 'choose' mode I think, which meant it would notice that it > > needed to be a slave and would set itself as such. > > > > On my new box my primary drive is a SATA drive. Is it safe to assume I > > can't slave the IDE drive to it? If so - what is the proper way to add > > it? Or should I take the easy way out and move the drive to a case I > > have the transforms internal drives to external usb 2 drives? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157468 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
