HELP!!!installing oldish internal hardrive into new desktop HELP!!

themarsvolta55 · 05-06-2006, 07:24 PM

I already got the sheet scared out of me, i was trying to do this while the computer was on, and the clips touched and my comp immediately shut off.
had to be on the phone with customer service for 15 min.
hopefully you guys can help!!

i am putting this hardrive in for memory purposes. the original hardrive ( 100gig) i want to be the master hardrive, and the 7 gig hd i am putting in now, as the slave.
there are important documents on the 7 gig hd that i need to receive.
here are some pics
try to bear with the fuzzyness
i edited the photos so its easy to tell me what goes in what
i think that P5 goes into "1"

P6 goes into 2? theres alittle white plastic thing that covers 2 of the clips. with them on i cant get "P6" on

and the ribbon fits

**Lax** · 05-06-2006, 09:14 PM

The PATA cable (ribbon) goes on 3 and will only fit one way. The p6 connector is for use in Floppy drives of Card readers or sometimes fans, not for the 2 slot. And the P5 goes into the 1 slot and will only fit one way. The 2 slot is so you can set the jumpers to tell the drive that it's a slave, master, or cable select.

themarsvolta55 · 05-06-2006, 09:33 PM

can i use the same ribbon? it goes from top to bottom

connected in the back of the cdrom drive

? then do the secondary hardrive?"

then to the motherboard

i can that same ribbon?

**The_Other_One** · 05-06-2006, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by themarsvolta55

...i was trying to do this while the computer was on, and the clips touched and my comp immediately shut off....

Um...no comment...

themarsvolta55 · 05-07-2006, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Um...no comment...

well oviosuly it was a mistake, and the comp works fine now

i just had to hold the on off button for 13 seconds then plug the power supply back in

im sorry if i offended you

05-06-2006, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	HELP!!!installing oldish internal hardrive into new desktop HELP!! I already got the sheet scared out of me, i was trying to do this while the computer was on, and the clips touched and my comp immediately shut off. had to be on the phone with customer service for 15 min. hopefully you guys can help!! i am putting this hardrive in for memory purposes. the original hardrive ( 100gig) i want to be the master hardrive, and the 7 gig hd i am putting in now, as the slave. there are important documents on the 7 gig hd that i need to receive. here are some pics try to bear with the fuzzyness i edited the photos so its easy to tell me what goes in what i think that P5 goes into "1" P6 goes into 2? theres alittle white plastic thing that covers 2 of the clips. with them on i cant get "P6" on and the ribbon fits __________________ TheMarsVolta55

05-06-2006, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,240	The PATA cable (ribbon) goes on 3 and will only fit one way. The p6 connector is for use in Floppy drives of Card readers or sometimes fans, not for the 2 slot. And the P5 goes into the 1 slot and will only fit one way. The 2 slot is so you can set the jumpers to tell the drive that it's a slave, master, or cable select. __________________ He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.

05-06-2006, 09:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
themarsvolta55 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 60	can i use the same ribbon? it goes from top to bottom connected in the back of the cdrom drive ? then do the secondary hardrive?" then to the motherboard i can that same ribbon? __________________ TheMarsVolta55

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