STEP 13 : Configure the Hard Drive & CD-ROM

It is u!h easier to !onfigure these drives "efore #ou a!tua$$# insta$$ the in the !ase% If #ou insta$$ the first& having enough roo to a!tua$$# set the 'u (ers !an "e a (ro"$e % )efore doing this& #ou ust de!ide *hat t#(e of drives and ho* an# #ou *ant in #our s#ste % Then #ou *i$$ need to de!ide ho* to !onfigure the to a+e the a$$ *or+ together% Here is so e data to he$( #ou out: ,our other"oard has t*o IDE !hanne$s& ea!h su((orting t*o devi!es% So& if #ou *ant t*o hard drives& for e-a ($e& #ou shou$d have one "e the . aster/ and the other "e the .s$ave/% Have #our ain hard drive 0the one *ith #our o(erating s#ste 1 "e #our . aster/ and the other one *i$$ "e #our s$ave% If #ou *i$$ on$# have one hard drive& then #ou *i$$ have it !onfigured as the . aster/& or on so e drives& #ou *ou$d !hoose .sing$e/ or .!a"$e se$e!t/ to te$$ the IDE "us that it is the on$# drive on that !hain% The sa e (ro!edure goes for #our se!ondar# IDE !hanne$& *here #ou *i$$ "e running #our CD drives& ta(e "a!+u(s& or if #ou have a !ra($oad of hard drives& other hard drives% Configuring these drives is ver# eas#% Often the 'u (er settings are (rinted on the to( of the drive itse$f% On CD drives& the settings are des!ri"ed right a"ove the 'u (er (ins% On hard drives& the infor ation is (rinted on the to( of the hard drive& if it is (rinted at a$$% If not& then !onsu$t the anua$ for it or go on$ine to tr# finding the s(e!s% The anua$s *i$$ a$so out$ine an# s(e!ia$ 'u (er settings su!h as use of the $i iter 'u (er on Ma-tor hard drives% In genera$& have hard drives on a se(arate !hanne$ than the CD drives% If #ou have a se!ond hard drive& set it as s$ave on IDE 1% 2i+e*ise& if #ou have a se!ond CD drive& su!h as a CD-R3 drive or a D4D& then insta$$ it as a s$ave on IDE 5% 6ee( in ind #ou !an use a CD-R3 or a D4D drive as a CD-ROM drive& a$though it *on7t "e as fast in so e !ases 0usua$$# o$der ones1% If a (arti!u$ar drive does not need to "e 'u (ered at a$$& it is "est to hang the 'u (er over one (in% This is the sa e as "eing un'u (ered& "ut a+e sure the 'u (er is there for future use if needed