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ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 16 Jul 2007, 19:33

Gorram computers, they can't do anything right without someone fixing them.

BTW, what's the deal with hooking up a new dvd-writer, any master/slave thingies i need to do or anything?

Corribus · Unread postby **Corribus** » 16 Jul 2007, 20:35

ThunderTitan wrote: BTW, what's the deal with hooking up a new dvd-writer, any master/slave thingies i need to do or anything?

When I installed mine (I assume it's an internal), I just had to swap the old one out and the new one in. That was about it.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 16 Jul 2007, 20:45

I want to keep the old cd rom

theLuckyDragon · Unread postby **theLuckyDragon** » 16 Jul 2007, 20:55

Other than setting the new device to Slave, I can't think of anything else. That, and getting all the necessary cables if you want to keep both devices.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 16 Jul 2007, 21:44

I already have the required cables as far as i can tell. So i do have to put it on slave... that's what i needed to know (shoddy memory)

theLuckyDragon · Unread postby **theLuckyDragon** » 16 Jul 2007, 22:02

Well it kinda makes sense that a DVD drive isn't the boss...

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 17 Jul 2007, 05:02

ThunderTitan wrote:I already have the required cables as far as i can tell. So i do have to put it on slave... that's what i needed to know (shoddy memory)

not necessarily true, depends on whether the cables are connected to anything else, like a HD or something, if so then HD should be master with jumpers on HD set accordingly, and burner set to slave with jumper set accordingly.

if it's the only device on the chain then go for master, but be sure that the jumper is set for master!

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 17 Jul 2007, 10:14

Well i have room for one more on both the HDD and the CD-ROM cable...

The slave is the middle one, right? The DVD Writer doesn't have it marked, but that's how the CD driver has them.

Pol · Unread postby **Pol** » 17 Jul 2007, 10:20

ThunderTitan wrote:I already have the required cables as far as i can tell. So i do have to put it on slave... that's what i needed to know (shoddy memory)

So it's solved I guess. Well, TT as last resort, on each DVD or HDD is description how to configure the jumpers.

PS having two DVDs on one cable usually decrease theirs performance. The one which you are planning to use more should be a master to amass electrical powers and sending them throught you computer in your name, that one will be waiting for your orders on the end of the cable.

ScarlettP · Unread postby **ScarlettP** » 17 Jul 2007, 10:31

Gees! Stefan is up to almost 9K posts? Holy Cow. The man is a slave to this forum. Don't you ever get out of the chair? Go do something with the wife & kids, man. Or wait, is this your chosen method of birth control???

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 17 Jul 2007, 10:35

Well cd's are still more common, so it's all fine.

And why bother with instructions on a piece of paper when i have a nice forum in which to ask?

Panda Tar · Unread postby **Panda Tar** » 17 Jul 2007, 11:43

ScarlettP wrote:Gees! Or wait, is this your chosen method of birth control???

That must be it. If not, he'll be having more 3 kiddos until the end of the year.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 17 Jul 2007, 11:49

ScarlettP wrote:Gees! Stefan is up to almost 9K posts? Holy Cow. The man is a slave to this forum. Don't you ever get out of the chair? Go do something with the wife & kids, man. Or wait, is this your chosen method of birth control???

nope, it's not, but since I'm mostly here when at work it's pretty academic really

and TT, I suggest go HDD + DVD-Burner (HDD master and DVD slave) then CD-ROM as it is, copy the jumper from the pic on the HDD or CD-ROM, should be the same, if it doesn't work, change it

Panda Tar · Unread postby **Panda Tar** » 17 Jul 2007, 13:44

Aahhh! At last! Brazil has gotten a gold medal on the pools!

USA, as usual

, are ahead with a dozen of gold medals, me thinks.

So, who is watching Pan-American games lately, in Rio?

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 17 Jul 2007, 14:20

stefan.urlus wrote: and TT, I suggest go HDD + DVD-Burner (HDD master and DVD slave) then CD-ROM as it is, copy the jumper from the pic on the HDD or CD-ROM, should be the same, if it doesn't work, change it

Looked more closely and it did have marked the things, it was just small and on the side farthest to the actual jumper.

Corribus · Unread postby **Corribus** » 17 Jul 2007, 14:24

**This post has been deleted by me because I was an idiot.

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ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 17 Jul 2007, 14:28

What's the point of a Hard Disk Drive?! I'm gonna go with storing data...

Corribus · Unread postby **Corribus** » 17 Jul 2007, 14:37

I'm sorry... I misinterpretted HDD for High-Definition Drive. Carry on.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 17 Jul 2007, 15:00

Without gloating?! You'd wish...

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 17 Jul 2007, 18:58

Poor Timmy... c'mon everyone, let's point and laugh!

Anyhow, anyone know how i can change a drive name (D, E, F etc) once it's been set?

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