-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Installing a second hard drive
- From: "C.E. Cochran" <dylan63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 09:06:51 -0400
Hi, thanks for your reply. This is some good advice - I appreciate it. The
"new" drive I'm putting in is a used 8 GB drive, so it should be able to be
recognized. I think I understand about the jumpers on the drive, and the
slave/master settings. Thanks also for clearing it up about the programs
once the drive is installed. I was totally clueless about that! Thanks
again for your help.
Connie C.
> HI Connie
> You may want to install the new drive (assuming it is a larger drive then
> what you have presently) as the main drive.
>
> You did not say, or I missed earlier threads, how old the MB and/or Bios
is.
> Real older ones may not see any more than 8 gigs, regardless of the size
of
> HD you have. Others, you may have to set, (in the Bios) the size you want
> the Bios to see.
>
> You most likely will have to go into the bios and configure it to see the
> slave HD. You must have the jumpers on the main drive and the slave drive
> set accordingly. Usual, the main drive will be set to master (which may
you
> not use the jumper at all) and the slave set to slave. Check on the HD,
most
> will tell you how to set the jumper over which posts to make it what you
> want.
>
> NOTE how the cable on the main drive is set up. Pay particular attention
to
> the one side of the cable that has a solid red line running down one wire
on
> one edge. This indicates the number one wire in the cable. This must be
set
> to the number one pin on the connector on the MB. Also note where this
line
> is in relation to where the power plugs in to the HD. The slave should
work
> the same way. Now days most connectors are made so the can only be plugged
> into the HD and MB one way, but I suggest you make sure before you
> disconnect or connect anything (draw a sketch if it will help). When you
> check the connector, look for a small triangle (usual) by one of the posts
> ( the red line on the cable should go to it). That usual indicates your
> number one pin or post. Usually there is a tab (rectangle tit) on the
cable
> plug end that goes into a rectangle slot on the connector on the HD and MB
> so it can only be plugged in one way.
>
> Now you must decide if you want both drives hooked up to the same cable or
> different cables and connectors on the MB. I suggest the latter. If you
want
> both drives on the same cable, the may require that the main be hooked to
a
> certain connector and the slave then goes to the other one. I can't
remember
> which connector on the cable goes to which drive right now, maybe someone
> will mention it, or I will get back to you on this.
>
> When the slave is hooked up, formatted, partitioned (if you want more then
> one drive on the HD) the puter will see it and you will see addition drive
> letters when you go into Windows explorer or My Computer. You access the
> drive and any programs you install on it like you now do on the single
main
> drive.
>
> You do not install your present OS on the slave unit. I suggest you format
> the slave to the same as the main. (Fat 16, 32 or NFTS)
>
> Hope this is of some value to you. Good Luck
>
> Life is what happens in between plans.
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