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> -----Original Message----- > From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: 12 April 2008 23:30 > To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [LUG] Hardware question > > > > Hi, My motherboard has tweo IDE sockets, I expect like a lot > of mbs. Problem > is the secondary IDE slot seems completly useless!. I have > yet to get any > device to work through it. It even messes up the > configuration of the drives > on IDE one if I try to use it. DOes anyone have any > experience of this? I > have tried various configurations using the BIOS....every > configuration I > can think of.. Also I have a SCSI cd drive that I'm trying to > use. THe > device is seen properly during boot but ubuntu doesn't see > the devise. ANy > ideas about this aswell? > Cheers, Jonny D, > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > Have you tried a different IDE cable. Ive seen a lot of problems solved just by doing that ? Also if you are trying to connect two drives with the same cable have you tried just one as master of the first ide connector of the cable ? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html