slave won't work i think????

[bklyn1028]

Put in 2 new opticals, a new toshiba dvd rom, and nec dvd rw. All of a sudden the ide slave won't work, i flipped flopped both, put the toshiba alone on master and slave, it worked, put the nec on slave and master and it is fine, however when i put both in either one as master and slave, NOTHING.
BUT,,,,,,putting one on the first ide, and the other on the second ide they both work
anyone have this problem?

 

[Jiggz]

Have you tried another cable? Either that or just configure the CD-RW as master on the 2nd IDE port and make the DVD rom as slave on the 1st IDE port.

 

[Googer]

Use cable select on both drives. That should solve the problem.

 

[JimPhelpsMI]

Hi, Maybe you have a CABLE SELECT cable. Set both devices on a cable to CS and give it a try. Another tip off is that the connectors are color coded. Position on the cable determines which will be C: (or E and which will be D: (or F. Good Luck, Jim