Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On the CDROM, do you have it set as master or slave? Make sure the jumper is in >position for whichever you choose. �Put the Primary master as hard drive and on the >end connector of the cable, the slave on primary master should be on the mid >connector. I think that the best way to connect is to have the HDs on Primary (master >and slave) �and the CDROM and CDRW on secondary master and slave. Others may prefer a >different arrangement. I have run into the problem with the hard drive as you have >and the only way I could get the harddrive recognized was to reformat. I first erased >it with "DiskEraser" and then did a clean install. HTH >--
I have the 20Gb HD now set to primary master (on ribbon and jumper settings) and the cdrom set to secondary master. Still no change. Also, is there a difference in IDE cables? I notice the ribbon for the hd that came with the new system is slimmer than the ones I have in the old system. Would that have an effect? In other words, if I'm trying to use an older ribbon on the newer system, will that keep the old stuff from operating properly? Could the newer motherboard and power supply short out the old HD and cdrom? When I try to boot from cdrom, it says "Boot from CDROM: Failure" Jack __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
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