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andmill11
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_ 		17. November 2007 @ 14:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So my SATA HDD is working great and i decided to take apart the old computer and decided the only parts worth saving were the HDD except it was a gray ribbon cable HDD. I put it in the cage and plugged it into the MOBO (not sure if its even in the right spot) and then booted up the computer.

Ignorant me thinking that it would just appear as an extra drive in My Computer.

How exactly do i get my old files from the HDD on to my new one? Or be able to use it as a slave drive or what not.
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sammorris
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_ 		17. November 2007 @ 16:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Make sure the drive is set as master on the IDE cable, and then use the first IDE slot on your motherboard (if you even have more than one).
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andmill11
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_ 		17. November 2007 @ 17:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
haha yeah the MOBO only had one slot so i calculated it to be that one ;)

I can hear the drive start up so i know it has power too. That and i plugged it into using the black "master cable" as well. Do i need to do something in the BIOS?
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sammorris
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_ 		17. November 2007 @ 17:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You shouldn't need to. Does the drive appear in disk management?
(Start -> Run) diskmgmt.msc
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andmill11
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 14:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No it does not appear in disc managment :(
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sammorris
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 17:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Does it appear in the device manager?
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ddp
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 18:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what make is the drive as in western digital, seagate, maxtor, quantum or what?
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andmill11
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 18:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The one i just put in? Its a maxtor (its "old")40 gig

My "new" one (thats been in it the SATA one is a WD) 500 gig
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anubiscrs
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 18:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check your bios to see if the drive shows up there
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andmill11
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 18:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No it does not appear in the device manager either. Im sure i did something wrong..
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ddp
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 18:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is the red or blue strip on the data cable beside the power connector of the drive? if using a 80 wire 40 pin cable, is the drive on the end connector or middle connector?
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andmill11
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 19:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Uh its on the end one i believe? should i have used the middle one?
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andmill11
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_ 		18. November 2007 @ 19:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Woah

retard moment. I needed to flip the connector that was attached to the HDD. It plugged in correctly both ways but that fixed it. Hurray me. Mods can close/lock topic if wanted.
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