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Author:  Smalls1652 [ Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:40 am ]
Post subject:  Hard Drive Installation problems
Ok, my grandparents got a new computer and they threw the old one at me.
Now, I want to install this hard drive into my computer, only problem, it's and IDE hard drive.
The only way I can use it is when I unplugged the CD/DVD drives ribbon cord and plugged it into that area.

Is there any way to install it without removing the CD/DVD drives ribbon?


This is what the hard drive looks like:
Image

This is the original drive:
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Author:  Dualscreenman [ Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hard Drive Installation problems
You could get an IDE cable that has room for 2 devices.
Do you have enough internal power cables?
Author:  Smalls1652 [ Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hard Drive Installation problems
Plenty of power cables, I might be able to get one from my friend. He is a computer specialist and has a lot of cables laying around at his shop.

I'll check with him, if he doesn't I'll order one off the internet.

Edit: Would the IDE cables be able to work with SATA drives?
Author:  Dualscreenman [ Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Hard Drive Installation problems
I haven't had any experience with SATA drives, but I don't think they are compatible. That is, of course, unless SATA drives have a super-secret backwards compat features in them.
Author:  Link2999 [ Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Hard Drive Installation problems
Nope, if its a new computer, I don't think theres anyway. I would just back up my data and put it on the new hard drive.
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