Re: Where is Drive Letter?
From: Andy (1_at_2.3)
Date: 11/01/04
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Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 09:39:25 GMT
Try running Disk Management and see if it appears there.
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 16:25:02 -0800, "MartinIsinger"
<MartinIsinger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I do not see how this is solving the problem. I to cannot see the new drive I
>have installed, the device manager recognizes it, but it does not show up in
>explorer.
>
>"D.Currie" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Art" <noonehere@longone.net> wrote in message
>> news:OLrSMS5vEHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > Please see my inline comments...
>> >
>> > "D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:2ul2n9F2992svU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> >> I agree that CS is coming back into fashion, but its utility depends on
>> >> where the devices are in the case, and how easy it is to move them so
>> >> that the cable will reach properly with the configuration you want.
>> >> Manufacturers are using CS a lot, but they often have cables that are
>> >> designed specifically to fit their case configuration, so there's no
>> >> other way to plug things in.
>> > I'm not sure I quite understand this. What does cable length have to do
>> > with a Cable Select configuration? While it is true that cable length is
>> > dependent upon the physical placement of the IDE devices in the computer
>> > case, it wouldn't seem that there's any relevancy as to the jumper
>> > configuration of these devices.
>>
>>
>> If you're using cable select, the master has to be at the end of the cable,
>> as you said. Depending on where the drives are in the case and the
>> configuration of the cable, it might not work out to have the drive you want
>> as master to be at the end, and for the slave in the middle. For example, if
>> you wanted a hard drive as master and CD as slave on the same IDE, but your
>> hard drive bays are closer to the mobo and the CDs are way at the top, there
>> might not be enough cable length to get the middle portion up to the CD and
>> then the end all the way back down to the hard drive. You may have no other
>> choice than to have the middle connector on the hard drive and the end
>> reaching up to the CD. Never mind about the argument about a hard drive and
>> CD on the same cable, it's just an example.
>>
>> On some computers, and with plenty of cables at the ready with a variety of
>> lengths and distances between connectors, it may not be an issue because you
>> can probably hunt up a cable that will fit the case configuration or move
>> the drives to make it work better. But sometimes you've got to work with
>> what you've got, and if the cables don't reach, they don't reach, and if the
>> drives can't be moved far, there's nothing you can do about that, either. So
>> the master's going to have to be set by jumper so it can be plugged into the
>> middle connector and still work as master.
>>
>> It has nothing to do with the jumpers themselves.
>>
>> If you were questioning my comment about the oems, if you've looked at some
>> of those lately, you'll find that the cables are made to fit exactly where
>> they are, with no way to plug them in differently or move the drives very
>> far. So if someone unplugs the cables, they've got a real good chance that
>> the cables are going to go back the same way again, so there's no chance
>> master and slave could change. It might also have something to do with ease
>> in assembly for the oem. They can probably order all their drives set to CS
>> and not worry about it when the computers are assembled because there's only
>> one way it's all going to fit, and there's no need to have anyone change
>> jumpers around as part of the process.
>>
>> With a home-built or custom-build system that uses standard length cables
>> and a more configurable case, chances are there are multiple ways those
>> cables could get plugged in. So there's greater chance someone could
>> inadvertenly switch master and slave just by pluggin in the cables in a
>> different order.
>>
>> I really don't think either way is better than the other, just what works
>> best for you. In my experience, people are more likely to unplug cables than
>> they are to move jumpers. So setting the drives for master and slave via
>> jumper is less likely to get changed accidentally than using the position on
>> the cable to determine which is master.
>>
>>
>> >
>> >> Personally, I prefer master and slave settings because I know that they
>> >> aren't going to change if someone decides to go in there are start
>> >> swapping cables. It's hard enough for most people to remember which way
>> >> the red stripe is supposed to go, without also having to remember which
>> >> of two drives (which look identical to them) belongs on the end of the
>> >> cable.
>> > But that's precisely the beauty of configuring your devices with Cable
>> > Select. Using CS, the Master/Slave relationship depends upon how the
>> > device is connected to the IDE cable, i.e., middle or end connector. Thus,
>> > you're never concerned with jumper settings. It's a real plus when you're
>> > working on computers.
>> >
>> > Art
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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