The other day, I was connecting a new DVD drive. After the computer wouldn't recognize it, I disconnected what I THOUGHT was an old floppy drive we no longer used, so that I could connect a different IDE cable to it, in hopes that it would make the DVD drive work. It turns out that I disconnected my hard drive. I've reconnected it the same way it was connected before, I've disconnected and reconnected the IDE cables, I've made sure that pin 1 it connected to the striped end, I've tried to change boot order (It doesn't recognize the Hard Drive), It is now connected just as another computer in my house is connected. I only have one hard drive on that computer, and I'm running windows XP. How do I make it work?
There are typically two IDE chains, and two possible positions on each chain. Make sure that you're plugging your HDD into the Primary chain, in the Master position on that chain. In addition, make sure the jumpers on your HDD correspond to the physical position on the cable. Let us know whether this solves your problem or you need more help. -AT
i know this might sound a bit basic but have u reconnected the 4 pin power connecter?? also make sure that is it on ide 1 on ur mobo post back soon. hope this helps Dave :good:
