new dvd rom...

[frankie385]

Hello you guys! I need help again!:confused:
I want to install a new cd-rw drive on my new system, also a dvd rom 16x. and a new SATA hdd.
by the life of me I do not know how to set the jumper on this damn things! the instal mention of slave master settings, what is the diff?

[Cricket]

The SATA drive doesn't have any jumper to set...only 1 device per SATA channel.

As far as you optical drives are concerned, if you're using a 40 wire IDE cable make the CD-RW the master and the DVD the slave. But if you're going to use a 80 wire IDE cable, set the drive jumpers to CS and put the CD-RW on the black connector and the DVD on the grey connector.

:) Cricket

[frankie385]

Thanks Cricket!!!! hey how about if I want to use a scsi hdd?
please understand I do not have much experience putting pc together, the only system I've done is an old 486 very simple hdd and flopy! I have been doing lot of reading on the other forums about SATA hdd and SCSI. I thought the SATA was the way to go, now I am not so sure!!!

[frankie385]

I forgot! The optical drives, I will use the set up you recomend the 40 IDE cables

[glc]

SCSI is a whole different ballgame with its own unique jumpering and cabling scheme. As I said in your other thread, SCSI is overkill (and costly) for what you are trying to do, SATA or even traditional PATA (IDE) is plenty good.

[frankie385]

Well glc sound like a the PATA might be the best choice! I just want to get as much info. as possible! Thanks a lot. please recomend any brand!

[glc]

Let's talk about hard drives in the hard drive thread. The optical drives will go on standard IDE no matter what you go with for hard drives.