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problem using 2 hard drives on 1 computer
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 16:42 |
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hi i am trying to get two hard drives working on my computer they are both working 1 actually works on my computer bt the other 1 only works on my freinds computer how can i get it to work on mine it is the same brand thanks in advance
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6. August 2008 @ 16:50 |
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ide or sata drives? if ide then are they jumpered as master, slave or cable select?
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Member
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6. August 2008 @ 17:28 |
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Set your friends drive to slave setting, if ide, you'll see some jumper pins on the back of the drive.
If sata make sure your drive is plugged into sata port 1 on the motherboard and your friends drive is plugged into port 2.
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AfterDawn Addict
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6. August 2008 @ 17:43 |
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And please use some punctuation, in your next post.
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 18:00 |
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I am sorry i am not very good with computers, it is a maxtor DiamondMax plus 9 120GB ATA/133 HDD. Does this help sorry if it doesn't.
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 18:08 |
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Ingnore last post if anyone has an email i could send u a photo of the hard drive.
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6. August 2008 @ 18:18 |
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i deleted that post for you. that is an ide drive. is the computer a name brand like dell or a no name from local computer store? is that drive on the same cable as yours or on different cable?
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 18:20 |
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Hi and thanks, it is a custom built computer and it is the same cable connecting both hard drives
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6. August 2008 @ 18:25 |
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then your drive has to be jumpered master & the friend's drive jumpered slave. that info is printed on the top of the drive. how are they jumpered as appears to be both master?
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 18:28 |
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sorry i dont mean to frustrate you if i do but i dont really understand is there any way to show you a photo
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6. August 2008 @ 18:35 |
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go ahead & post it so others can see & reply.
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 19:16 |
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i cant seem to post the image as u seen b4 when u had to delete the post lol
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6. August 2008 @ 20:45 |
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can't post off your pc as has to be off a site like photobucket.
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 21:38 |
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[img]<a href="http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f349/Diddy4848/?action=view¤t=DSC00168.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f349/Diddy4848/DSC00168.jpg" border="0" alt="My Hard drive"></a>[/img]
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 21:42 |
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 there we go lol
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Newbie
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6. August 2008 @ 23:12 |
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Its not as damaged as it looks lol that white part used to be paper
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7. August 2008 @ 08:40 |
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Take the jumper off, that should turn set the drive to slave mode, see if that works.
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Newbie
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7. August 2008 @ 11:34 |
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is this the jumper
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Member
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7. August 2008 @ 11:53 |
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Yes, thats the jumper.
Just pull it straight out.
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Newbie
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7. August 2008 @ 12:55 |
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Thank you i got it working with your advice, I need the second hard drive to work on the computer on its own because i need to do windows update on it, Thanks
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7. August 2008 @ 15:08 |
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Your welcome, glad you got it working.
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Newbie
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8. August 2008 @ 15:29 |
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hi agen just wonderin, if windows is installed on my main hard drive can i delete everything of my second hard drve thanks agen
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8. August 2008 @ 15:34 |
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yes.
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Newbie
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8. August 2008 @ 15:41 |
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i mean completly wipe everything
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8. August 2008 @ 15:47 |
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yes.
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