PROBLEM WITH MASTER/SLAVE DESIGNATION

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SICKADASHIT - May 24, 2009 at 07:01 PM
 SICKADASHIT - May 25, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Hello,
i HAVE A HP PAVILLION dv8210us 80GB HD AND IT HAS ANOTHER SLOT FOR A EIDE HD
I BOUGHT A 250GB WD (WESTERN DIGITAL) AND INSTALLED
I GO TO BIOS,AND THEN TO BOOT ORDER ,AND ONLY THE WD SHOWS UP
IF I TAKE THE WD HD BACK OUT AND DO SAME, THE BOOT ORDER SHOWS THE TOSHIBA(ORIGINAL HD)
HOW DO I DESIGNATE THE MASTER/SLAVE DRIVES IF THE 80GB DOESN'T SHOW UP IN MY BIOS
THNKS
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stranz Posts 2 Registration date Tuesday April 14, 2009 Status Member Last seen June 7, 2009 1
May 25, 2009 at 07:30 AM
hi,
there is a jumper on the hard disk, near the IDE connector.
you need to switch the jumper to the slave mode.
see the top of the hard disk for configurations.
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Highway72 Posts 233 Registration date Thursday April 2, 2009 Status Member Last seen July 16, 2009 11
May 25, 2009 at 05:54 AM
Theres always master/slave/cable select jumpers on the actual drives next to the connectors that need setting up on all IDE drives.
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Thanks to all

After wasting much time trying to discuss this matter with the manufacturer of both the new HD and the Laptop,
I decided to try switching the HDs around.
Booted it up and now I'm back in business.
I can't believe that's all it took.
Now I have 250 additional GB for a little less than a 100 bones.
Not to bad

CHEERS !!!
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