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Title: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: The Barge Captain on 17 July 2007, 12:24:23

Computer question guys.
I've just bought a dvd writer to add to my pc, and would like to add it to my existing dvd rom drive.  I have a spare bay, and the ide ribbon cable has an extra plug on it, so no probs there, however I don't know how to configure the plug on the back that selects slave, master or cable select.  Currently set to CS.
The HDD is on a seperate SATA(?) plug
What do I need to do?

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 17 July 2007, 12:46:04

It should work on slave.. :y

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: The Barge Captain on 17 July 2007, 12:47:03

Which? The new one as slave and the existing one as CS?

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 17 July 2007, 12:48:05

Existing on =Master

New = Slave..

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: The Barge Captain on 17 July 2007, 12:49:14

OK Thanks.

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: megaomega123 on 17 July 2007, 14:07:10

Personally I would swap it out and ditch the dvd-rom. Just do a straight swap.

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: stuart30 on 17 July 2007, 15:51:48

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Personally I would swap it out and ditch the dvd-rom. Just do a straight swap.

Bit difficult if he wants to do a dvd to dvd copy.lol

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 17 July 2007, 15:55:00

You can still copy dvd"s with 1 drive,,Create an image recorder on your hard drive... :y..lol

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: TheBoy on 17 July 2007, 19:19:24

It depends on the IDE cable fitted.  If its a Cable Select IDE cable, set both drives to CS.

If its not a Cable Select IDE cable, set one to MA and other to SL, doesn't matter which way round.

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: The Barge Captain on 18 July 2007, 14:19:14

I don't know about the different cable types but on as master and one as slave seems to work.

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: megaomega123 on 18 July 2007, 14:23:49

As long as 1 is master and 1 is slave they will be fine. Doesn't matter too much on cd/dvd drives.

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: x25xe on 18 July 2007, 14:34:26

I thought that it was recommended for CD / DVD Writers to be on the master channel on IDE?

Title: Re: cd/dvd drive question
Post by: TheBoy on 18 July 2007, 18:45:53

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I thought that it was recommended for CD / DVD Writers to be on the master channel on IDE?

Makes no difference.

Cqable Select (CS) cables have their connectors labelled.