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Connecting Two Hard Disks?
Recently i bought a new IDE Hard disk. How i connect them, 'coz my previous IDE cable has only one connector(the Master). Can i use EIDE cable(that comes with my DVD-Writer) instead of old IDE cable to connect both hard disks? And i want to know the jumper settings(no manual comes with HDD). New hard disk is Western Digital 80GB, previoius was 40GB Seagate. Actually i've used the EIDE cable but after this my system is'nt booting. One more thing "when i was removing my old hard disk a seal on right hand side(silver colored) was removed accidentely after metal friction. Under this seal there is a hole, what that? is it crucial?
should i close it again with tape!? thanks!
Yes. If you have an IDE cable that allows both a master and a slave, you should be able to use it. If you do use this cable, make sure the hard drive with the OS installed remains jumpered as the Master, and is plugged into the appropriate end of the cable. The new hard drive should be the Slave. Even though the hard drives did not come with manuals, there is typically a label directly on the hard drive (either stuck on top or molded directly into the plastic above the jumpers) that details the proper jumper configurations. And no, the seal shouldn't make a difference in operation, although the warranty may have been voided.
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