[Ham-Computers] Can I Connect an IDE Drive and CD Drive to the Same Cable?

[Dale Miller]

On 05/31/2011 01:38 PM, Jim Hill wrote:
> Hi Gene:
> I have the two IDE connectors, one connected to
> the hard drive and the other to the CD
> drive.  The computer doesn't see the CD drive any
> more, so there is a problem with that
> system.  From your suggestion I realize I won't
> damage anything if both are connected to the same
> cable, so I'll try that approach.
>
>   From my notes:
> Removed existing 320 GB hard drive and replaced
> it with a new Western Digital 320GB hard
> drive.  When computer is started, Dell screen is
> seen, BIOS is loaded, then two beeps are heard,
> DOS screen appears with the following statement.
> Second Drive 0 not found, strike F1 to continue, F2 to run the setup utility.
>
> Put existing hard drive back into computer, and
> same screen appears.  If I press F1, the computer
> starts normally.   I restarted the computer,
> pressed F2, and went to Drive configuration
>
> SATA Primary Drive   OFF
> SATA Secondary Drive   OFF
> Primary Master Drive   Hard Drive
> Primary Slave Drive   OFF
> Secondary Master Drive   Unknown Device
> Secondary Slave Drive   OFF
>
> IDE Drive UDMA   ON
>
> I don’t understand the Secondary Master Drive
> setting. I don't remember seeing this before, but
> set it to OFF.  There are two choices, off and
> Auto.  If Auto is selected for the secondary
> master, Unknown Device is seen.  If OFF is
> selected, the computer starts normally but the CD drive is inoperative.
>
>    Jim

Jim, you have a Primary and Secondary on your motherboard.
Each can have 2 drives connected to them.
I would jumper the drives according to how you want them to show up.
I don't trust the cable select (CS) position, it is suppose to sense 
where the drive is connected on the ribbon cable.
If it is on the end of the cable it is master and if it is connected to 
the other it is slave.
Your board should also have 2 SATA connectors and as far as I know you 
can only connect 1 drive per connector.

I would set the jumpers on your drives to master or slave and connect 
them up.
Go into the BIOS and set drives to Auto

Hope this helps


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