Hey guys, sorry if this is in the wrong forum but I couldnt really find a forum dedicated to this type of hardware
I have a new computer on its way in the mail right now, and I would like to use a few of the components from my old computer. I am getting a Sata HDD with my new computer but I would like to use my old HDD as a slave drive and my old DVD burner. Both of these items are IDE. My question is how to I jump both of these items and how do I hook them up.
Would I set my DVD burner as my master and then set my HDD up as the slave or vice versa? If I were to plug my HDD into the master plug on the IDE cable, do i keep it jumped as a slave drive so that my computer does not try to read it as my master HDD since I will have my Sata drive as my main HDD? This whole situation with using both IDE and Sata drives really has me confused.
There is only 1 IDE connector on my new Mobo, so 2 different cables really wouldn't work.
Many thanks in advance for all of your help!!
Marm
I have a new computer on its way in the mail right now, and I would like to use a few of the components from my old computer. I am getting a Sata HDD with my new computer but I would like to use my old HDD as a slave drive and my old DVD burner. Both of these items are IDE. My question is how to I jump both of these items and how do I hook them up.
Would I set my DVD burner as my master and then set my HDD up as the slave or vice versa? If I were to plug my HDD into the master plug on the IDE cable, do i keep it jumped as a slave drive so that my computer does not try to read it as my master HDD since I will have my Sata drive as my main HDD? This whole situation with using both IDE and Sata drives really has me confused.
There is only 1 IDE connector on my new Mobo, so 2 different cables really wouldn't work.
Many thanks in advance for all of your help!!
Marm
