extra parts

**GOBLEN** · 05-15-2007, 12:43 AM

i am new to the computer world but i like to see how things work in i like to put stuff together by myself i have a couple of drives one is a cd crive in the other a dvd drive what is the proper way to add this kind of components in to another computer everytime i plug them in the wine like if working but nothing appears on my screen? any help will be apprecated

**2k1Toaster** · 05-15-2007, 12:50 AM

I hope you arent hot swapping them. That can be a big no no for your IDE channels assuming they are internal.

Are they external usb/firewire drives, or internal IDE/SATA drives? How are you plugging them in? If they are IDE, have you selected the correct channels for them (Master/Slave/CS)?

**GOBLEN** · 05-15-2007, 03:16 AM

i dont believe i have can you explain the process

**2k1Toaster** · 05-15-2007, 03:31 AM

Originally Posted by GOBLEN

i dont believe i have can you explain the process

Dont believe you have what? Hot swapped them?

And what kind of drives are they? And dont say dvd/cd. The data transfer method is what we need. IDE/SATA/USB/1394.

Hot swapping is when you pull out drives and put drives in while the computer is still on, or not completely off.

**GOBLEN** · 05-15-2007, 03:52 AM

there a samsung model sw-240 in no the coputer was fully of when i plugged them in

**GOBLEN** · 05-15-2007, 03:55 AM

s/n:k12829545
sw-240b/emc
63ct809112
f/w=r400

**GOBLEN** · 05-15-2007, 03:58 AM

ver.b
aug.2002

**2k1Toaster** · 05-15-2007, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster

And what kind of drives are they? And dont say dvd/cd. The data transfer method is what we need. IDE/SATA/USB/1394.

Originally Posted by GOBLEN

there a samsung model sw-240 in no the coputer was fully of when i plugged them in

Doesnt answer that at all. You havent been around computers much at all have you...

Well anyways, here is a quick lesson...

IDE = Big usually flat ribbon. A good 4cm or so wide. Inside.
SATA = 8wires in a small little connector. 15mm by 5mm rectangularish. Inside.
USB = I hope you know what this is. On the outside.
1394 = "Firewire" - mac's horrible attempt at a new format. Small little plug on the outside that usually says 1394 above it.

If it is IDE or SATA, do you have it on Master, Slave, or Cable Select?

**GOBLEN** · 05-15-2007, 04:14 AM

it has digital in the middle it says do on the left in g on the right,audio rg on the left in gl on the right in then it says csm in on the bottom sla,39 ide interface 1 in on the bottom 40 on the left in 2 on the right,power +5gg on the left in +12 on the right in like i said im new but willing to learn everybody starts somewhere in i apprecate your help

**2k1Toaster** · 05-15-2007, 04:31 AM

Something like that then?

Where is your jumper positioned? Master, Cable Select, or Slave?

You are giving a lot of information, but unfortuneatly none of it is useful. Nothing in any of the posts except for "ide interface" has been helpful in any way. Brand names have nothing to do with how they work. IDE is the file transfer method. So in answer to the first question I asked, it would be "IDE". That's it.

So here is the next question in case you missed it: Where is your jumper positioned? Master, Cable Select, or Slave?