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**BCCOMP** · 01-04-2008, 02:53 PM

Hi,
The master (10GB HD) should be set as master and at the end of the cable, The 80 GB should be set as slave in the middle of the cable. As far as Lindermans suggestion, an empty PCI slot for an additional IDE controller is all that is needed. If you have the proper IDE cable and the HD are set (Jumpered) correctly and placed on the IDE cable accordingly.
Thanks,
Bill
PS- Thanks Linderman for your suggestion

01-04-2008, 02:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,016 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: Trying to get a new hard drive recognised on an old PC Hi, The master (10GB HD) should be set as master and at the end of the cable, The 80 GB should be set as slave in the middle of the cable. As far as Lindermans suggestion, an empty PCI slot for an additional IDE controller is all that is needed. If you have the proper IDE cable and the HD are set (Jumpered) correctly and placed on the IDE cable accordingly. Thanks, Bill PS- Thanks Linderman for your suggestion __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan Last edited by BCCOMP; 01-04-2008 at 02:55 PM.