rounded iDE cables

kibbler · 03-01-2002, 06:42 PM

Hello,

I am curious. I have a cut rounded IDE cable (used to be dual device, now single device), but now when I use this cable, my one HD shows up as a slave drive. I know you can buy single device cables from places like pcmods.com, so my questions are:

1) What is the difference between a dual device and a single device that allows the single device cable to show a master drive (like in BIOS)?

2) How can I change my current cable to show my HD as a master drive?

I hope this post isn't too confusing. Thanx a bunch in advance!

Brad · 03-01-2002, 07:20 PM

set the drive to cable select, then to master on the jumpers, that can work

kibbler · 03-01-2002, 07:34 PM

Thanx for the response, but would I find this jumper on the HD, on the motherboard, or a setting in the BIOS (jumperless MB or whatnot)?

Brad · 03-01-2002, 08:27 PM

hdd

03-01-2002, 06:42 PM	#1
kibbler Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	rounded iDE cables Hello, I am curious. I have a cut rounded IDE cable (used to be dual device, now single device), but now when I use this cable, my one HD shows up as a slave drive. I know you can buy single device cables from places like pcmods.com, so my questions are: 1) What is the difference between a dual device and a single device that allows the single device cable to show a master drive (like in BIOS)? 2) How can I change my current cable to show my HD as a master drive? I hope this post isn't too confusing. Thanx a bunch in advance!

03-01-2002, 07:20 PM	#2
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	set the drive to cable select, then to master on the jumpers, that can work __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-01-2002, 08:27 PM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	hdd __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-01-2002, 07:34 PM	#3
kibbler Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	Thanx for the response, but would I find this jumper on the HD, on the motherboard, or a setting in the BIOS (jumperless MB or whatnot)?

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