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gilvin
Joined: 08 Jan 2006
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 Posted: 01/08/06 - 05:00 Post subject: How to set HDD to be primary master? |
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| I took this old Maxtor off a defunct computer and tried to attach it to another one, but it wouldn't boot. A friend of mine asked me if it was a secondary HD on the other computer, I said I think so, and he said I need to set it up as primary master on the new one, so it could boot the OS from there. He said he couldn't tell me exactly how to do it over the phone, and he was busy, so I'm on my own now. Could someone tell me how to do this? Is it the same for any HD, or does this depends on the model I've got? TIA. |
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becknell
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It's not exactly the same thing, but the general principle is the same. It's not really that hard, usually. In the back of the HD (when you take it out), you should see a set of little switches or jumpers. They are connected in a way that configures the HD as a secondary master, or possibly a slave. There should be a little diagram right above these jumpers (or on the underside of the HD as a sticker), denoting the positions the jumpers should be in when you want it to work as a primary master, secondary master, primary slave, or secondary slave.
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