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| 82194 | 2002-09-23 03:06:00 | hi i followed Peter H's advice and try connecting the two cd drive to the one ribbon. i did that but when i rebooted my computer it only detected the original cd drive. my mother board only has one socket for cd drives. Thanks James |
vrx22 (1997) | ||
| 82195 | 2002-09-23 03:16:00 | Do you have documentation for your Motherboard? Your MB must be capable of running two CDROMs You must also set one as a master and the other as a slave. Probably through pins at the back of the CDROM. You will also probably have to set up your bios. (It's unlikely that the second CDROM will be autodetected) I suggest you be careful before you go plugging too many devices into the PC. Do your research first and play later. Believe me I know. I've made too many embarrassing mistakes by not using this simple piece of logic. :-) |
Capt Jimbo (17) | ||
| 82196 | 2002-09-23 03:40:00 | Motherboard should have 2 IDE sockets - never heard of only 1. 1 for HD's - other for HD or Cd etc. Did the cable going to the CD have 2 sockets on it? Red side of cable must go to pin 1 of CD. CD must be set as slave - assuming other 1 is master. We'll get there. Presume you also plugged in power cable. When turning on, did the light on the new cd turn on briefly? Bye |
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