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cdselects7   07-31-2009 at 10:50:24 PM

I have two Samsung|SH-S222A 22X. When only drive is plugged in at a time, it works. However, when both are plugged in simultaneously, neither works. How do i fix my problem?

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Bronze Storage badge r_manic   08-03-2009 at 04:55:14 AM

Clarification: when either is plugged in by itself, or only one of them? You may want to try swapping cables and ports.

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cdselects7   08-03-2009 at 06:30:00 AM

Sorry, If only one of the drives is plugged in, then it works. So i can plug in one and it works. Then i unplug that and with the same wire, plug in the other drive. That one works. I can do the same with the other wire i have. So i know the problem is not with the wires. However, when both are plugged in at the same time, the computer does not read either drive as being plugged in.

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Bronze Storage badge sminlal   08-03-2009 at 06:48:10 AM

Those are PATA drives, right? They won't both work at once if they're on the same cable and the jumpers on both of them are set to MASTER or the jumpers on both are set to SLAVE.

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cdselects7   08-05-2009 at 04:18:07 AM

Sorry I am mentally challenged, thanks for the help.


Message edited by cdselects7 on 08-05-2009 at 04:23:42 AM
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