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Answer» I recently built a new computer and i used a Asus P5LD2-VM motherboard: Were is the secondary IDE...i dont know if my motherboard has one? The jumpers are on the back of the hard drive where you plug in the cable. THree sets of rwo pins that are covered (jumpered) with a small plastic tab. They pairs go vertically. One of the SETTINGS is for Master (MA) (the main drive on that channel), Slave (SL) the second hard drive if you had one, and cable select (CS). Don't ask unless you have a Dell! If you go to the manufacturer's web site you can find out which is which, if it is not mnarked somewhere on the drive. The jumper MUST be set correctly as I told you in the earlier post. Same thing for the CDRom drive. Look on the motherboard manual either in your hand or at the manufacturer's web site to see where the secondary IDE channel is. What you are using for this does NOT SOUND correct! THere isnt a scondary IDE on this motherboard i dont think. this is the exact motherboard: http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=0&model=536 if there is a secondary IDE please tell me. IF there isnt what can i do? DO i need a SATA hardrive? The jumpers are set correctly on the harddrive.If there is NO secondary channel, you can set the CDRom as a slave drive and hook it to the primary IDE cable. Sometimes that slows things down, but it should work so you can check if that is a performance issue. From this page, it looks like there are 2 there: http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=536&l1=3&l2=11&l3=0 1 x UltraDMA 100/66/33 4 x Serial ATA 300/150 ITE IDE controler: 1x UltraDMA 133/100 I can't see the details in the picture to tell you where. Definitely NOT the PCI-E slots!!!!I just noticced something!!! there are no jumpers on the cd-rom drive. Are these needed for it to function properly as a secondary IDE? Once i insert the jumpers can i use the PCI_EIDE? Were else would i plug the CD-Rom drive into? Quote I just noticced something!!! there are no jumpers on the cd-rom drive. Are these needed for it to function properly as a secondary IDE? I would think so! Quote Once i insert the jumpers can i use the PCI_EIDE? Were else would i plug the CD-Rom drive into? Again, make sure trhe jumpers are on correctly for what you are trying to do. Does the manual give youany glimmer into where to plug that? Does it REFER to it as a secondary channer? Does the cable even fit in there? (with the computer OFF of course!) Also the manuel doesnt come with INSTRUCTIONS for were the Jumpers go. It also comes with an audio cord. what do i do with this and do u know were the jumpers would go to make it secondary?Go to the manufacturer's website for the device first - ALWAYS!On the back of the CD-ROM there is one jumper under what says:C S M S L A. to the right of were the power plugs in there are no jumpers inserted? It is a BTC 52x CD-ROM drive. The manufacter website doesnt show were to change the jumper cables to make it a slave drive. Do you happen to know were i plug the jumpers in to make it a slave? Quote On the back of the CD-ROM there is one jumper under what says:C S M S L A. So in that area you see 6 bare pins looking at you? That is the designation for which pins need to be covered (jumpered) CS MA SL 0 0 0 0 0 0 So, if that is the master on that channel, those pins need to be jumpered with that little black plastic connector. CS MA SL 0
C S M s L A | | | | | | C S M s L A | {|} | | { | } | If im attaching this to the Hard drive shoudlnt i leave the pins how they are or cahnge them? |
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