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fourmpub
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5. January 2006 @ 11:58 |
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i recently got an internal hard drive from Seagate but i dont know how to put it in my pc
i got my pc from dell dimension 9100
i know how to install the hard drive in my old comp but not this one
the wires in my new comp is totally diff
what i mean is that usually the internal hard drive wires has the blue,black and white but i cant plug ANY of those into my new pc
plz help me if you know how
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ddp
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5. January 2006 @ 12:06 |
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what type of drive is the seagate as in ide, sata or scsi? what hd controller is in the dell as in ide or sata?
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fourmpub
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5. January 2006 @ 12:21 |
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can you tell me where you find them?
cuz i dont know what you are talking about
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5. January 2006 @ 12:34 |
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From Maximum PC, August 2005, page 57. "Taming the SATA Beast" article. I tried finding a better pic out there, but this one suits the discussion.
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fourmpub
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5. January 2006 @ 12:41 |
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TY Morph416 thats exact what im talking about
so does anyone know how to put it in my comp?
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ddp
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5. January 2006 @ 12:55 |
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which 1 of the 2 drives is the seagate & which 1 is the dell type?
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fourmpub
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5. January 2006 @ 12:58 |
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the one at the left is the dell drive and the one on the left is seagate
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ddp
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5. January 2006 @ 13:01 |
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you have both saying the left, is that correct?
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5. January 2006 @ 13:08 |
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If that is correct, than you know what ddp is gonna say next don't cha??
:)
If they are both SATA drives, they'll each have to be plugged into their own perspective ports on the motherboard. SATA1, SATA2...etc, etc, are for single drive use.
(daisy chaining SATA drives is in the works)
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fourmpub
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5. January 2006 @ 13:10 |
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i cant seem to find the ports on the motherbroad that fits the cable
there is not enuff pins on the motherbroad
EDIT:
i mean the little holes in the cable
and there is not enuff of those pins in the motherbroad
the cable has like 40little holes but the port on the motherboard has only 38(mayb 36)
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 5. January 2006 @ 13:15
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SypherTek
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5. January 2006 @ 13:24 |
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the cable should go in the same kind of slot that your cd drives connect to. there is a smaller slot aswell but thats for floppy drives. if it definately doesnt fit in the same slot that the cd drives go in then perhaps its a scsi drive
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ddp
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5. January 2006 @ 13:32 |
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scsi-1 is 50pins, ide is 40 & floppy is 34
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fourmpub
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5. January 2006 @ 13:38 |
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well i cant find another slot that fits the cable
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Auslander
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5. January 2006 @ 14:36 |
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alright, can you post a pic of your drive then, if you don't know what type it is?
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fourmpub
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5. January 2006 @ 17:09 |
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Morph416 has alrdy posted the pic
the one on the left is the dell drive and the right is seagate
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ddp
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5. January 2006 @ 19:06 |
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how many ide drives do you have now as can have 2 ide drives on each data cable?
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fourmpub
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6. January 2006 @ 05:39 |
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yes i knw the cable can hold two drives but the dell drive(the pic on the left) has different cable then my seagate drive
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SypherTek
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6. January 2006 @ 05:47 |
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if youd been clever about it you would have found out what kind of connection you needed before you bought the drive.
have you actually tried to put it on the same connectors the cd drives are using yet?
the drives can be of different connection you know that wont cause a problem
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fourmpub
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6. January 2006 @ 06:04 |
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i alrdy have a dvd drive in the cd cable
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ddp
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6. January 2006 @ 06:14 |
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you have a cd drive & a dvd drive on same cable, correct?
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gadgetrow
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6. January 2006 @ 06:17 |
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The easiest way to sort this little ticker of a problem is to take the new drive back and replace it with one identical to the one already in the machine.. whilst your there taking the old one back, why not just take the machine with you and ask them to install it for you!!
Failing that, if you want to keep the new drive, you might have to get another ATA cable with more than one connector on it and daisy them together... from your last comments it sounds like you only have one connector on the cable.
Cheers.
B.D>
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fourmpub
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6. January 2006 @ 22:04 |
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ddp - yes both are in same cable
gadgetrow - i got the new drive online and i dont wanna go to that process bc that will take a very long time
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fourmpub
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7. January 2006 @ 13:49 |
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can any1 help me?
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ddp
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7. January 2006 @ 14:30 |
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you don't have another connector on the motherboard, just that 1, the sata connectors & the floppy connector, correct?
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fourmpub
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7. January 2006 @ 14:40 |
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correct
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