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I am trying to install a second cd-rom drive into a computer at work. There is already a CD-RW installed but I was getting pissed off having to swap discs the whole time

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I found that all of the IDE connections on the motherboard are taken up so I used one of the other connections on the existing CD-RW IDE cable. What happens is that either the system locks up, or it detects one or other but now both of the CD drives. What is my problem ?? Do I have to chenge something in the bios ??

Another question....

My stupid boss put a password on the BIOS. She thought that she would put a nice long one on it so nobody would guess it and the idiot forgot what it was Is there any way around this ????

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might sound like a stupid question, but did u set one up as a master and one as a slave? a while ago i had problems simmilar to that because both of them were set to master
from what u have described, that seems like the most likely problem

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As for the password, there should be a jumper to clear the CMOS settings in the motherboard. Set that jumper for a few seconds, then put it back. Power it all up and re-configure the BIOS the way it should be.

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ok, a stupid question from me coming up !!!

Do I set the master and slave from the bios ??????????

Thanks for your help

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PostIcon Posted on: Jul. 07 2001,16:10 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Here, let daddy incubus sort it out ...

Master/slave = this is sorted on the actual devices themselves. Read on.

First lets go to base IDE principles.

You see the socket on the CD drive you attach the IDE cable to? On the right of that there should be a power cable. thats good.

First you need to check pin1.

The way you do that is, if you look at the IDE cable, one of the wires should be red, or marked a different colour. make sure that coloured one is at the same side of the socket as the the power connector when you plug it in. tTat's pin 1 sorted.

Scondly, make sure the heirarchy is sorted. the way IDE works, one device (normally the fastest) is set as MASTER, and the other one as SLAVE.

The way to do this is look at the back of both devices. There should be a jumper with several possible configurations.

If you look at the circuitboard directly above the jumpers, you should see markings like MA (master), SL (slave) and CS (cable select). Some times you get DS (drive single) instead of MA.

All you have to do is make one jumper be MA and the other be SL. Then, if you power up, if you have an ok bios, things should be toasty.

If your bios is still nasty to you, there are two ways to clear it to it's base configuration - you will have to set everything up again but the password will be gone.

1. Consult your motherboard manual (you've got one? good...) and find the jumper that clears the CMOS. Switch it over, wait 10 seconds and switch it back. Power up. You can now fuck with the BIOS.

Failing that ...

Get to the motherboard. It's time for some quick-and-dirty solution, so you see the 3v Li-Ion battery? Big round silver thing that looks like a big fuckoff watch battery?

Pull the bastard out.

Wait 15 seconds, and put it back in again. Congratulations, you've achieved step 1.
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That's your lot. If this doesn't help, you need brain surgery.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jul. 08 2001,00:12 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
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Originally posted by incubus:

one of the wires should be red, or marked a different colour. make sure that coloured one is at the same

COLOR MOTHERFUCKER COLOR

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incubus - pulling the battery out doesn't work on some boards. Sometimes the battery is soldered on (ugh), and sometimes the CMOS data turns out to be stored in EEPROM (holds data even without power) instead of SRAM (which needs power).
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PostIcon Posted on: Jul. 08 2001,01:05 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Aye, but it's a quick-n-dirty guide taht should work in most instances and not bad when reviewed sober.

And L33T, it's *C-O-L-O-U-R*. Seriously.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jul. 08 2001,17:40 Skip to the previous post in this topic.  Ignore posts   QUOTE
true that, incubus. you said "if this doesn't help, you need brain surgery" so I had two throw in a little more detail... wouldn't want some newbie going off and getting brain surgery needlessly...
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