Re: hard related
On 8/23/05, Rodney D. Myers <rdmyers@mtpalomar.net> wrote:
> I had a lightening strike take out my other computer. Everything seems
> fine, and I have moved over to another box, same specs.
>
> Everything, except the cd's , work as advertised.
>
> When I plug both the cdrom, and dvd-writer into the ide bus, the
> computer will not get to the "check memory" check bios phase. Yet when
> I unplug either the cdrom or the dvd-writer the system boots, and
> functions as it should.
>
> I have both cd devices set to "cable select".
>
> I've tried another IDE cable, same result.
>
> Any other things I may be missing
>
> Thanks
>
Try setting them explicitly to Master and Slave. I've seen Cable
Select work less than advertised.
GS
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