> Most likely the new drive isn't properly connected, a cable has come
> lose somewhere else or it's a master/slave issue with another drive on
> the same IDE bus.
> 
> I have had one Beige MT that didn't want to boot with an IDE drive
> attached to the IDE cable by itself when the drive was jumpered for
> Master. I had to remove the jumper and have nothing set on the drive.
> 
> Then it booted. I don't know if this was a rom issue, a drive issue or
> what. If it still doesn't show, and it's by itself on the bus, try
> that.
> 
> --
> Bruce Johnson

Western Digital IDE drives want to be un-jumpered (with regard to the
Master/Slave jumper pair), not Master, when they are alone on an IDE bus. I
have 2 Caviars that are like that. Unlike most IDE hard drives. It's just a
WD thing.

-- 

Bill

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