[techtalk] hardware hassling me

[Tania M. Morell]

Set your bios IDE1 and IDE2 options to "enabled" instead of "auto". 

-T


Sarah Hollings wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm having problems with my new HD install.  I'm beginning to think the
> 2nd IDE jumper on my m/b has gone, but maybe its something else.  Can
> anyone think of anything?
> 
> Symptoms are:
> I have an old P133 with on board IDE.  When I have the new HD I just
> bought jumpered as Master (or slave) and my old HD as Slave (or master)
> and set up on the same IDE ribbon cable the bios sees them and
> auto-detects them as Primary Master and Primary Slave and my two disks
> look just great.  But then the PnP bios can't see my CD on the other IDE
> ribbon cable (no matter what I set the jumper to, or whether I have it
> on the end connector or 1/2 way along).
> 
> If I put the old HD (or the new) as Master and the CD rom as slave on
> IDE1 and the new HD (or the old) as Master on IDE2, the bios autodetects
> only the old HD (or the new) on IDE1 and the new HD (or the old) on IDE2
> is, like, not there.  But the PnP can then see my CD drive.
> 
> I have broken all my nails off, and frazzled my nerves to pieces
> changing everything round every which way, and it is driving me up the
> wall.
> 
> What I'm planning to do is install the new drive and just have the old
> one sitting in there doing nothing, until I can come up with something.
> I guess I could take it into the shop.... grrrr....
> 
> Sarah
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