[resolved]Seagate Ultra ATA

Bakumatsu · 02-22-2007, 07:34 PM

I just bought a Seagate Ultra ATA/100 250 gig hard drive. I already had two installed on my machine, but both using SATA cables and such. This new one I decided to try with IDE, but problem is I don't know wether to set it as slave or master. Or even if that's the problem

I connected all the wires, IDE, the power, left the drive on default
Booted up and....nothing, drive doesn't show, XP doesn't detect it, since it's the only IDE drive on the system what should I set it as? I know this is probally a really simple question, but I looked everywhere and no one seems to want to say what configurations are meant for what.

Thanks Much,
Me

**quizme1220** · 02-22-2007, 08:54 PM

Do you have it setup as following?

1. SATA HDD 1 set on Primary SATA Channel
2. SATA HDD 2 set on Secondary SATA Channel
3. ATA HDD set on IDE Primary Master

Make sure your BIOS is set as following:

1. CD-ROM
2.SCSI
3.IDE 0

and you can put what ever you want next. They key is SATA is recognized as SCSI and it must boost be4 IDE.

Then finally, of course, you must set jumper correctly (master/slave)....

Are all 3 HDD's Seagate? If so go to their website for further info on setup here http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...on_assistance/

dai · 02-23-2007, 12:59 AM

quizme1220
read the post again
Bakumatsu
put the jumper on the back of the drive to master
connect it to the end [black]plug on the cable
check it can be seen by the bios
then go into disk management and format it
windows will not see it until it has been formated

**linderman** · 02-23-2007, 04:53 AM

you must get the bios to recongise the drive first, you cant get to the second rung of a ladder until you step on the first!

do as stated above; make sure you put your new ide drive set to master jumper shunt, then connect to the "primary" ide connector on your motherboard (most of these are blue) the master IDE drive should be at the end of cable.

look in the bios to make sure your IDE controller is enabled

IDE auto detect should also be set to enabled

FWIW; setting up and IDE drive should be the easiest, motherboards & bios love IDE >>>> like a calf loves momma!

Bakumatsu · 02-24-2007, 10:31 AM

Thanks much, this forum is amazing. I've gotta start coming here more often, not just whenever I have a problem.

**Done_Fishin** · 02-24-2007, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bakumatsu

Thanks much, this forum is amazing. I've gotta start coming here more often, not just whenever I have a problem.

I'll drink to that!

02-22-2007, 07:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bakumatsu Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Americas Posts: 13 OS: Win XP Pro x64, Win XP Pro SP2, Ubuntu My System	[resolved]Seagate Ultra ATA I just bought a Seagate Ultra ATA/100 250 gig hard drive. I already had two installed on my machine, but both using SATA cables and such. This new one I decided to try with IDE, but problem is I don't know wether to set it as slave or master. Or even if that's the problem I connected all the wires, IDE, the power, left the drive on default Booted up and....nothing, drive doesn't show, XP doesn't detect it, since it's the only IDE drive on the system what should I set it as? I know this is probally a really simple question, but I looked everywhere and no one seems to want to say what configurations are meant for what. Thanks Much, Me

02-22-2007, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
quizme1220 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New York Posts: 1,297 OS: WinXP Pro Sp3 My System	Do you have it setup as following? 1. SATA HDD 1 set on Primary SATA Channel 2. SATA HDD 2 set on Secondary SATA Channel 3. ATA HDD set on IDE Primary Master Make sure your BIOS is set as following: 1. CD-ROM 2.SCSI 3.IDE 0 and you can put what ever you want next. They key is SATA is recognized as SCSI and it must boost be4 IDE. Then finally, of course, you must set jumper correctly (master/slave).... Are all 3 HDD's Seagate? If so go to their website for further info on setup here http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...on_assistance/ __________________ Ad-Aware\|SpywareBlaster\|SpyBot\|AVG Free\|HOSTS File\|HijackThis

02-23-2007, 12:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,622 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	quizme1220 read the post again Bakumatsu put the jumper on the back of the drive to master connect it to the end [black]plug on the cable check it can be seen by the bios then go into disk management and format it windows will not see it until it has been formated __________________

02-23-2007, 04:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19,384 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	you must get the bios to recongise the drive first, you cant get to the second rung of a ladder until you step on the first! do as stated above; make sure you put your new ide drive set to master jumper shunt, then connect to the "primary" ide connector on your motherboard (most of these are blue) the master IDE drive should be at the end of cable. look in the bios to make sure your IDE controller is enabled IDE auto detect should also be set to enabled FWIW; setting up and IDE drive should be the easiest, motherboards & bios love IDE >>>> like a calf loves momma! __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

02-24-2007, 10:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Bakumatsu Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Americas Posts: 13 OS: Win XP Pro x64, Win XP Pro SP2, Ubuntu My System	Thanks much, this forum is amazing. I've gotta start coming here more often, not just whenever I have a problem.