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Help! Pluggedin new slavehd butnot working

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  • computerwoman
    computerwoman Posts: 4,075 Forumite
    albertross wrote:
    maybe it needs formatting?
    yes good point, I have just installed a new motherboard and processer but I still had to format my HD before it would work.



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  • hebangsthedrums
    hebangsthedrums Posts: 192 Forumite
    ok diagram says if jumper is at leftmost = ds master, next to that = cs enabled, and next to that = cap limit, jumper removed = ds slave. i have taken jumper off for slave as i think that is what i need (?), turned back on and its as before. how can io try to format?
  • computerwoman
    computerwoman Posts: 4,075 Forumite
    If you run the fdisk and then format then put xp on 120gb should take about 1hour 20mins or you could just do a quick format with your xp disk



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    There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps.
    Tomorrow never come's as today is yesterday and tomorrow is today:confused:

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  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    Try CS first as should not really have to format it unless corrupted or invalid file format (unlikely).
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    Does it show in diskmgmt.msc

    Is it on the end of the ide cable, or in the middle?
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • Chippy_Minton
    Chippy_Minton Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Formatting? Open Disk Management (see post 11), then right-click the drive (probably Disk 1) and choose Format.
  • hebangsthedrums
    hebangsthedrums Posts: 192 Forumite
    yes it shows in diskmgmt. sorry what do you mean by try cs?
  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    albertross wrote:
    Does it show in diskmgmt.msc

    Is it on the end of the ide cable, or in the middle?

    Is the drive SATA?
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    hebangsthedrums wrote:
    sorry what do you mean by try cs?

    I have a 2nd drive on my pc that will not detect in Slave mode, but will in CS (Cable Select - basically auto) mode.

    It's worth a try to avoid formatting it unless ur not bothered about losing the data.

    If your new drive is SATA and the old one is only ATA, then it's a slightly different cable and the master has to be at the end (I think...)
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • Chippy_Minton
    Chippy_Minton Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    ATA drive - looks like the OP misquoted the model no. - 6L120P0
    http://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=2455
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