Installing multiple HD's

Magnetysm · 01-09-2007, 07:37 PM

I have an HP x4000 workstation with a 70gb Sata hd. I want to add two 250 ata drives for extra storage. When I plug both of them up (both jumpers are set to cable select) and let it boot up, I get a SMART failure. If I enter setup, neither of the drives show up in the ide devices. When I plug in only one hd (doesn't matter which one), it works fine. Am I missing something or some setting I need to change? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

**Doby** · 01-09-2007, 07:48 PM

Try set the jumpers on the drive to master and slave instead of CS

Make sure the drive jumperd as master is on the end of the ide cable and the drive jumperd as slave is in the middle.

Hope that fixes it

Magnetysm · 01-09-2007, 10:06 PM

Ah, that did the trick. Thanks a lot. :)

**Doby** · 01-10-2007, 06:14 PM

Your welcome, glad that worked

01-09-2007, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Magnetysm Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2 OS: WinXP	Installing multiple HD's I have an HP x4000 workstation with a 70gb Sata hd. I want to add two 250 ata drives for extra storage. When I plug both of them up (both jumpers are set to cable select) and let it boot up, I get a SMART failure. If I enter setup, neither of the drives show up in the ide devices. When I plug in only one hd (doesn't matter which one), it works fine. Am I missing something or some setting I need to change? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

01-09-2007, 07:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 7,924 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Try set the jumpers on the drive to master and slave instead of CS Make sure the drive jumperd as master is on the end of the ide cable and the drive jumperd as slave is in the middle. Hope that fixes it __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

01-10-2007, 06:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 7,924 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Your welcome, glad that worked __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

01-09-2007, 10:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Magnetysm Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2 OS: WinXP	Ah, that did the trick. Thanks a lot. :)