HD question

jasonchiu · January 26th, 2005, 11:12 AM

i'm wondering if anything will conflict if i reformat and put my OS on my 2ndary hard drive instead of my primary.

Viper007Bond · January 26th, 2005, 12:18 PM

Windows needs to be on your primary drive, C:, to the best of my knowledge.

However, you can just switch the cables so that your secondary drive is now your primary drive. images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Kip_6666 · January 26th, 2005, 12:55 PM

It shouldn't be a prob, I run win2k on my secondary harddrive and win98 on my primary one. Works just as wel as it should.

bone · January 26th, 2005, 1:11 PM

^that works if you install the second version after you install the first version ( images/smilies/mellow.gif

)
i meain, you can't install one, and then plug in another hd in with alread a version installed without doing changes in the BIOS

bigfoot1942 · January 26th, 2005, 1:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonchiu

i'm wondering if anything will conflict if i reformat and put my OS on my 2ndary hard drive instead of my primary.

you can do that perfectly well, just change the bootsequence in your bios.

Viper007Bond · January 26th, 2005, 1:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfoot1942

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonchiu

i'm wondering if anything will conflict if i reformat and put my OS on my 2ndary hard drive instead of my primary.

you can do that perfectly well, just change the bootsequence in your bios.

Oh yeah, that'll work as well. D'oh.

jasonchiu · January 26th, 2005, 2:00 PM

btw. when i got my second HD i had to put this peice of plastic over like 6 pins (coving 2 with the platic) does that effect n e thing. the instuctions said to do it. it was different if it was the 1st hD, 2 HD or 3rd HD

Kip_6666 · January 26th, 2005, 2:05 PM

Those pins set the harddrive as a primary device on the ide channel or a secondary one (or cable select).

First hit on google about it:
http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/jumper_pins.shtml

Viper007Bond · January 26th, 2005, 2:07 PM

Ewww, IDE. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Use cable select if you can.

Kip_6666 · January 26th, 2005, 2:14 PM

CS works kinda dodgy some times in certain computers, your always safe with the other two.

bigfoot1942 · January 26th, 2005, 2:26 PM

idd, i wouldnt use CS i i were you...

ESPNSTI · January 26th, 2005, 2:39 PM

Cable select used to be a problem with 40-connector cables, 80-connector cables have fixed the problems with it (suppossedly).

bone · January 26th, 2005, 6:05 PM

wow, what the hell are u guys talking about?

my dads pc has a removable hd, so the internally must be able to boot (so primary), but when the removable one is plugged in, the internal one should be secondary--> cable select

but your posts i seem to be wrong images/smilies/wacko.gif

xplain please, although it does work like i connected them

Kip_6666 · January 26th, 2005, 6:41 PM

You can set it how a computer boots, first boot device, second ect. If the computer can't boot from the first thing in the list it moves onto the next item.

I'm guessing thy're on two seperate ide channels, both set as primary. If it can't find the hdd on the first channel it goes to the second one. Where the internal one is.

Could be something like what i just said, but ofcourse there are a few different ways to set it up.

bigfoot1942 · January 26th, 2005, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bone

my dads pc has a removable hd, so the internally must be able to boot (so primary)

no, i boot from my secondary slave harddisk. works like a charm...
primary master is empty, primary slave is DVD-burner, and secondary master is my data-storage HD

Viper007Bond · January 27th, 2005, 1:57 PM

Yay for having all of your drives being SATA and not having to deal with that shit. Each of my burners just gets their own IDE cable and all is set. images/smilies/thumbup.gif

jasonchiu · February 2nd, 2005, 1:16 PM

http://www.imagezilla.com/img.php?im=405926562_P1010258.JPG

u see the red circle where to i plug these if this is going to be my 3rd HD?

this is a old HD from a P2 computer will it still work? it has 39 pins

i posted this in the photo section soz

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jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	btw. when i got my second HD i had to put this peice of plastic over like 6 pins (coving 2 with the platic) does that effect n e thing. the instuctions said to do it. it was different if it was the 1st hD, 2 HD or 3rd HD

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Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Ewww, IDE. Use cable select if you can. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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bone "bangle for president" Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: belgium!! Age: 25 Posts: 6,506 Car: yamaha banshee (and an opel astra from work) Rep Power: 40	wow, what the hell are u guys talking about? my dads pc has a removable hd, so the internally must be able to boot (so primary), but when the removable one is plugged in, the internal one should be secondary--> cable select but your posts i seem to be wrong xplain please, although it does work like i connected them

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Kip_6666 I Bought This Title :o Joined: May 17th, 2004 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: The Netherlands Age: 23 Posts: 3,041 Car: Saab 9-3 2.0t @ stage 3 now & Saab Viggen Rep Power: 53	You can set it how a computer boots, first boot device, second ect. If the computer can't boot from the first thing in the list it moves onto the next item. I'm guessing thy're on two seperate ide channels, both set as primary. If it can't find the hdd on the first channel it goes to the second one. Where the internal one is. Could be something like what i just said, but ofcourse there are a few different ways to set it up.

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Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Yay for having all of your drives being SATA and not having to deal with that shit. Each of my burners just gets their own IDE cable and all is set. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

February 2nd, 2005, 1:16 PM	#17
jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	u see the red circle where to i plug these if this is going to be my 3rd HD? this is a old HD from a P2 computer will it still work? it has 39 pins i posted this in the photo section soz

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