Re: Re: disk drives not detected

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From: Robert Smith (rsmith.remove_at_triad.rr.remove.com)
Date: 07/24/04 

To: rjmsimones@msn.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 10:02:57 -0400

The jumpers are on the rear of the drive (they should be located
between the power connection and the ribbon cable connection. They
should state their setting above the jumper as well... See the
following example (please excuse this, I'm not an ASCII artist pro...
;) The jumpers are indicated by the []'s.

-----------------------------------------------

| :::::::::::::::::::::::| [][][] |O O O O |

-----------------------------------------------

Either on the back or on the top of the drive, there should be a
label as to what each jumper does. Most use:

MA = Master

SL = Slave

CS = Cable Select

I hope this helps!

7/24/2004 9:40:18 AM

rjmsimones@msn.com wrote in message

<336001c47183$c24e43a0$a601280a@phx.gbl>

> thank you Mike, all of them are set to auto. one think

> I'm not sure is the jumpers, how do I find it? what is it?

> thank you!

> >-----Original Message-----

> >Go into the bios setup and make sure the master on the

> second IDE

> >controller is set to auto. Make sure the jumper on the

> drive on the

> >second channel is set to master.

> >

> >rjmsimones@msn.com wrote:

> >

> >>>-----Original Message-----

> >>>Hi Raul,

> >>>

> >>

> >>>From the Primary IDE controller on the motherboard,

> >> please connect one DVD

> >>

> >>>drive along with the HDD as - Primary master (HDD)

> and

> >>

> >> slave (DVD drive).

> >>

> >>>For the second DVD drive, connect it using a seperate

> >>

> >> IDE cord from the

> >>

> >>>Secondary IDE controller of the motherboard. If you

> are

> >>

> >> confused about

> >>

> >>>jumper settings, you can set it to CS (cable select).

> >>

> >> Hope it works and

> >>

> >>>please correct me if I am wrong.

> >>>

> >>>Thanks,

> >>>

> >>>John

> >>>

> >>>"Raul Simones" <rjmsimones@msn.com> wrote in message

> >>>news:347501c4716d$3639ad20$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> >>>

> >>>>my pc is not detecting my dvd drives.it works if I

> >>>>connect hard disk & 1 dvd player,(tryed with boths &

> >>

> >> they

> >>

> >>>>work ) but if I connect both at the same time they are

> >>>>not detected. can anyone give me some tips?!!

> >>>> thank you!

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>.

> >>>thank you john,

> >>

> >> I've tryed that, but it only detects the dvd with the

> >> hard drive,also not sure about junper settings.maybe

> it

> >> is the problem.

> >> thank you!

> >

> >.

> >

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