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Thanks Tom. Once I've completely tested the drive, I'm going to switch the
jumper to cable select. I'll bet that nothing bad happens.
--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."
"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> As long as you put it on the Master connector (end of the cable), it makes
> no difference if you jumpered it CS or Master.
>
>
> "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Tom is correct, of course. And this brings up a minor question for me.
> >
> > Last night I installed a BenQ DVD drive into my Dimension 4500. (The
> > DW1640 - it rocks.) Reading through the user reviews on Newegg's web
site,
> > I
> > came across several reviewers who wrote that this drive won't work with
> > Win2K or WinXP unless it's jumpered master/slave as opposed to cable
> > select.
> > Didn't make sense to me, but I didn't have a lot of disposable time so I
> > just jumpered the drive to master and stuck it in. So far it works very
> > well.
> >
> > So here's my minor question: Every other hard/optical drive I have is
> > jumpered cable select. Does it make any difference that this drive is
> > jumpered master?
> >
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> > "You can do it if you try."
> >
> > "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
> > news:4il_e.108751$4i6.81508@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
> >>
> >> "johnny" <johnny@n0sq.us> wrote in message
> >> news
an.2005.09.28.00.12.48.255078@n0sq.us...
> >> > On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:20:24 -0700, bdeditch wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I have a Intel Pentium III 800 MHz 128 in a dell Dimension 4100, and
> >> >> would like to set it so it boots from CD first, for a linux live cd.
I
> >> >> have CD rom set a secondary Master. Would I have to set it to
master?
> >> >
> >> > No. You just need to change the boot order in the bios.
> >> >
> >>
> >> In fact, ALL of the drives should be set for Cable Select.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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