Hard Drive and DVD connection

fotosetc · 04-24-2008, 09:30 AM

Can a IDE hard drive and DVD player be connected together to function using 1 IDE slot on the motherboard? If so, can the hard drive be the "slave" since the ribbon only connects a certain way and is only so long? Please help!

dai · 04-24-2008, 11:20 AM

yes they can
if you have a spare 5in bay you can get rails to put in to put a hard drive above your dvd allowing you to run the h/drive as master
or you can get a cable made up with a big enough space between the master and slave plug to do a loop de loop with the cable

fotosetc · 04-24-2008, 02:50 PM

Thanks, dai. Where could I possibly get a "special" cable made?

fotosetc · 04-24-2008, 05:46 PM

Also, one more question. Does it matter which end of the IDE cable goes into the motherboard as long as the "red edge" goes with pin 1?

dai · 04-25-2008, 07:38 AM

yes it does
blue plug to the m/b
grey centre plug =slave
end black plug=master

04-24-2008, 09:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
fotosetc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Hard Drive and DVD connection Can a IDE hard drive and DVD player be connected together to function using 1 IDE slot on the motherboard? If so, can the hard drive be the "slave" since the ribbon only connects a certain way and is only so long? Please help!

04-24-2008, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 39,486 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Hard Drive and DVD connection yes they can if you have a spare 5in bay you can get rails to put in to put a hard drive above your dvd allowing you to run the h/drive as master or you can get a cable made up with a big enough space between the master and slave plug to do a loop de loop with the cable __________________

04-24-2008, 02:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
fotosetc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: Hard Drive and DVD connection Thanks, dai. Where could I possibly get a "special" cable made?

04-24-2008, 05:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
fotosetc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: Hard Drive and DVD connection Also, one more question. Does it matter which end of the IDE cable goes into the motherboard as long as the "red edge" goes with pin 1?

04-25-2008, 07:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 39,486 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Hard Drive and DVD connection yes it does blue plug to the m/b grey centre plug =slave end black plug=master __________________