installed a new hdd


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    installed a new hdd


    i toke it out of my old pc
    now i install it without proper install by not screwing it in
    do you think that would be alright slanted underneath the dvd drive thats how it was in my older pc
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       #2

    screw it properly. be safe.
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    aint got no screws so as soon as i do i will do just that
    another thing i did is installed it with the ide cable that is ran from my dvd drive to the mobo as my Original hdd is connected with a smaller red wire connected to the mobo which i dont have another 1 of those
    which im thinking is fine ? correct me if im wrong
    it is working
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    bigdog2626 said:
    aint got no screws so as soon as i do i will do just that
    another thing i did is installed it with the ide cable that is ran from my dvd drive to the mobo as my Original hdd is connected with a smaller red wire connected to the mobo which i dont have another 1 of those
    which im thinking is fine ? correct me if im wrong
    it is working
    yes it should work but to reconfirm, are all the hard drives showing up in my computer?
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    yes they are showing up and in disk management its showing healthy for both hdds
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    bigdog2626 said:
    yes they are showing up and in disk management its showing healthy for both hdds
    then you've done it right :) if you got the answers then please mark the thread as solved
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    ok i thought this was solved
    but when i went to go double click my dvd drive it doesnt open
    and says please insert a disk into the bd-rom drive
    ok well i know why that is my dvd drive isnt there i was seeing my virtual drive
    my dvd drive opens and close by pushing the button on it button so its getting power but windows 7 aint recognizing it
    could i fix this issue without reopening it
    Last edited by bigdog2626; 15 Nov 2011 at 14:27.
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    ok i uninstall the hdd because it unabled my dvd drive from being part of my pc
    but it worked on my pc with that ide
    is there a a way to run both from that ide cable or even swamping ide cables from my older pc to do so
    im thinking i need to set the hdd to slave mode im trying to figure out where to put the jumper
    dang it just screwed it into place to
    by the way my mobo has only 1 ide slot
    so i gotta use it for my dvd drive and hdd
    ok i found out that i am able to do this but it will slow down the hdd but that would be fine intill i can get around to getting a ide to sata converter


    switching the ide cable around
    putting the black into the hdd instead of the dvd
    it worked all 3 of my drives are there
    had to leave it slanted but with 1 screw in holding it slanted below my dvd drive
    and the hdd aint going slow not sure on dvd is
    all working good by the way hdd is set to master
    Last edited by bigdog2626; 15 Nov 2011 at 18:58.
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