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43474 2002-04-12 10:46:00 My brothers ibm computer ide 2 is not responding.

We tried to change cable still no luck.
ide 1 is working when you changes the bus cable and layout as well with the jumbers too. Is there anyway to fix the ide 2 terminals? its not bend or broken it just not responding.

ide 1 are

Primary

Hard disk 1 - master
Hard disk 2 - slave

ide 2 are

Secondary

DVD Player - master
CDRW - slave

or

Primary
Hard disk 1 - master
DVD player - slave

Secondary
Hard disk 2 - master
CDRW - slave

please help

ps thanks for the help with the direct cabling, it really helps
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43475 2002-04-13 00:36:00 Are the devices connected to IDE2 identified by the bios? If not, check that IDE2 is enabled in the bios. Guest (0)
43476 2002-04-13 04:43:00 Check in the BIOS setup. It is possible for the second channel to be disabled. (This saves time at boot up, if only the first is in use). Guest (0)
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