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    3rd hard disk not seen

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hpl912, Apr 20, 2007.

  1. hpl912

    hpl912 Notebook Consultant

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    i just added another hard disk to my desktop and it doesn't seem to be detected either by the bios or windows.

    i have one plugged on SATA (master) and 2 other drives (slave) plugged in the same parallel cable (which can be plugged 2 hard drives). but the drive plugged at the longer end side of the cable isn't detected. but i know the hard drive is working as it was working before when i had it plugged on at the shorter end of the cable.

    are there any settings that i'm missing or the cable isn't good??

    please help...
    thanks in advance
     
    hpl912, Apr 20, 2007
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  2. WackyT

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    How did you set the 2 parallel hard drives?

    Master - Slave?
    Both as Cable Select?

    If they're set as Cable Select, do you have a Cable Select cable?
     
    WackyT, Apr 20, 2007
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  3. hpl912

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    i set both of their jumpers to slave.. using them as storage only. not for boot up windows
     
    hpl912, Apr 20, 2007
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    If they are both on the same parallel cable, set the first one (closest to the motherboard) to Master, and the second one (furthest from the motherboard) to Slave.

    You can't have 2 drives on the same cable set to the same mode.
     
    WackyT, Apr 20, 2007
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    i dont think they have to be set depending on their connection position on the IDE cable, but there can be only one master and slave on a single cable and IDE channel.
     
    SideSwipe, Apr 20, 2007
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    WackyT,

    It is the drive on the connector furthest from the motherboard that is supposed to be set to "master" and the drive on the first connector (closest to the motherboard) is the "slave". You've got it reversed.
     
    Skye2, Apr 20, 2007
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    Skye2, I've always set it the way I described it for years (since '91) and never had any problems. As SideSwipe said, it doesn't matter which way you set it, as long as you only have one Master and one Slave per channel.
     
    WackyT, Apr 20, 2007
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    Okay. I believe you. :) When I had my desktop, I had it the way I described in my post. The other way didn't work for me.
     
    Skye2, Apr 20, 2007
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    thank you guys! now it's working.. it needed to be one master and one slave as you guys mentionned. and doesn't matter which goes master i think as i have the farthest set master and the closest to motherboard slave.

    reputation pts for everybody :)
     
    hpl912, Apr 20, 2007
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  10. Skye2

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    Thank-you hpl912. I am happy it is now working! :)
     
    Skye2, May 1, 2007
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