Installing slave HD

[jo5h]

Here is a pic of how my current HD is set up



now the red cable is SATA cables correct? So then its a SATA HD.

However the HD I want to install does not have those connections, i also have the jumpers set too Slave

looks like this

which i know would have to use a IDE cable but where on my mother board would i connect it ?

Heres the pics of the mobo





Yes i know its alittle dusty

 

[jo5h]

Would it be the top right IDE connection? the only one that is available?

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Loks to me it would go into the blue IDE connector on the motherboard. But is that one being used by a DVD or CDROM?

Is that black connector next to the main power connector an IDE or a floppy connection? If it's IDE and the blue IDE is being used, connect the drive to that one and jumper it as master.

 

[jo5h]

The blue on is being used by my DVD/ CD-ROO drive and the other IDE connector would be used for floppy

 

[~mr mixx~]

just get another IDE cable that has two connectors on it, and ditch the floppy drive.


like this....

then one goes in the hd, the other in the cd drive.

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Well then, you can connect the hard drive to the secondary connector on the cable that goes to the DVD/CDROM and leave it jumpered as slave.

 

[jo5h]

got it everything is done and installed, second HD appears in My computer as Local Disc (I, thanks for the help

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Good to hear!

Out of curiosity, how did you hook it up?

 

[jo5h]

My CR-ROM drive had IDE cable that has two connectors on it, so i plugged the other one into my HD then just ran another psu cable, but the way the hd is in there may cause a problem. it is not sitting in flat its more like \ (not as steep though) How big of a concern is this?

 

[Atomic Rooster]

None at all. As long as it's secure and wont move if the computer is bumped, you're good.