Master/slave

[TheFilePirater]

after fuxing wit the IDE cables and power cables i un-hooked something and can not get it back, im sure the pic explains better....i got the hdd's hooked up, but not the cd-rw isnt responding...
http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/colored.JPG
RED=IDE Cable/Port 1
Blue=IDE Cable/Port 2
this is confusing me on how to set up...should i do...
http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/ladies/101.JPG
1^

OR

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/ladies/202.JPG
2^

and how should i do the jumpers...the settings on the cd-rw is Master/Slave/Cable Select

[Virtualbody1234]

Are those 80wire cables? If so then put the jumper at cable select and plug the cdrw to the end connector for it to automatically detect it as 'Master'.

If it's 40wire cable then set the jumper to Master and connect it to either connector.

[bob_the_alien]

From the pics, it looks like you have two Hdds, and just the cd-rw drive.
Is that correct?

for the cd-rw drive, hook it to the cd-r as master. You could also set it as cable select, but master is what I'd set it as.

[TheFilePirater]

ive tried option 1 and 2 with jumper on Cable Select and option 1 only works

[TheFilePirater]

any1?? id like to put my pc back together soon lol

[ck-uk]

Mate it shouldnt realy matter where on the cable it goes.Just plug it in and set the jumper to master if its the only device on the ide channel.Other than that..you could tri clearing the cmos

[TheFilePirater]

i tried cearly the cmos but that didnt work either!

[ck-uk]

Just mix your devices up then mate and hopfully you'll find a comb that works.

[TheFilePirater]

i tried that, but i read on the board that if u put a hdd and cd-rw on the same cable it slows the hdd down

[Virtualbody1234]

Try replacing that cable. Get one that's 80 conductors.

[TheFilePirater]

damn it, i knew that was coming, well its thanksgiving, family is all here and everything is closed + no money lol

[ck-uk]

Not really mate as long as they're running at dma and your burner has buffer protection..it'll be ok.

[TheFilePirater]

yah i check it and cd-rw is running at ultra dma mode 2

[Virtualbody1234]

Don't put the optical drive onto the same cable as the hard drive.

Btw, I have an extra cable here for you...

http://www.mini-itx.com/store/images/flatide.jpg

Take it. :)


Connector colors:

Blue - Motherboard
Black - Master
Gray - Slave

[TheFilePirater]

awww ty so much virtualbody1234, yah i kno that, but the cd-rw is only working on the Gray-Slave connecter thing, and it wont work on Black-Master on cable select

[ck-uk]

Maybe they're color coded for another reason?

[Virtualbody1234]

No, that's the correct color code.

[ck-uk]

Fp you say its running now at dma 2 ..so is it sorted or not?


Mate any ideas?...any of you will do :lol:

[TheFilePirater]

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/ladies/101.JPG
yah its all sorted, but i have to keep the cable like this ^