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glc- The hard drive WAS working when it was on its own. The computer booted up properly. That is why I thought it would be
easy to add the CD Rom to his computer. Just install the CD Rom, set it to SLAVE, and install the cable. No such luck. I was going to ask if the cable could be defective, but I remembered that the Hard drive is at the end, so that eliminates the cable. Could the CD Rom be defective, and cause me to be getting the message that there is a problem with the hard drive ? The CD Rom was working a while ago, but has been in storage a few months.
One last question---I know when you plug the IDE cable into a hard drive or CD Rom etc. the RED side always faces the power side. How about the other end that either plugs into the motherboard or a card that plugs into the motherboard. Is there some way to tell if it is installed properly ? Sometimes there is a notch on the cable, and you can ONLY install it one way, but not always. I have already tried both ways so this is not the problem in this case, but I was never sure. Many thanks. Mike
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