Re: always start in safe mode

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many thanks

"Malke" wrote:

> su su wrote:
>
> > 1/ virus issue all clear now, thanks
> >
> > 2/ pri master (maxtor 40bg 2 partitions C and E partitions) and
> > attached to ide0, nothing else. Jumper as pri master
> >
> > ide1 - end connector Sony CD (jumper as slave) while hdd2 is in the
> > middle connector(no jumper) and pc identify as D. Sony as "F"
> >
> > (pls note all the lettering C,D,E,F are allocated/identify by the pc)
> > We can see this when I am in "my computer" and when I go to Disk
> > Mgt,it shows C-healthy (system)
> > D-healthy (Active)
> > E-healthy
> >
> > Hpwever, when Sony is set as sec master jumper, the pc does not detect
> > or
> > recognised hdd2 as when I go to "my computer", there is no "D", It
> > can be any alphabet but its just not recognised or registered in "my
> > computer".
> >
> > ( the hdd2 was previously used as pri master in this computer but
> > decided to used as slave as the XP was crippled by virus. there is
> > only 1 partition which is the pri. may be the pc see it as 'active').
> > So by question is why cant I set Sony as Sec Master so that hdd2 as
> > Sec slave? Thanks
>
> OK, now I get it. Thanks for clarifying. Your hard drives always need to
> be master on an IDE channel or slave to another hard drive. You are
> just setting up your computer hardware wrong and that is why you are
> having problems.
>
> Best arrangement for you - both hard drives on IDE0 and optical drives
> on IDE1. If you have two optical drives and one is a burner, make that
> one the master on IDE1.
>
> Malke
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