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Tumbleweed36 · 10-06-2007, 05:17 AM

If you have this on a ribbon cable alone, be sure the jumpers are set to master and you plug it in the end connector. If there are two things in the cable, one must have the jumpers set to master and one to slave with the master on the end of the ribbon cable.

10-06-2007, 05:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,456 OS: XP Professional	Re: Problems with IDE hookup on optical drive If you have this on a ribbon cable alone, be sure the jumpers are set to master and you plug it in the end connector. If there are two things in the cable, one must have the jumpers set to master and one to slave with the master on the end of the ribbon cable. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.