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Can't access slave HD or CD-ROM
Thanks for the help, guys. Yes, the primary cable was connected to the master + slave and the secondary cable was connected to the CD-ROM. They can only go in one way on the motherboard, HDs and CD-ROM so the cables aren't backwards. Looks like both cables could be bad or maybe it's the motherboard.- KanedAndUnable
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Can't access slave HD or CD-ROM
I tried this today, just with the CD-ROM drive. It shows up in bios so I went into Windows, removed it and rebooted as necessary but the problem still remains. I'm at a loss as to what to do next.- KanedAndUnable
- Post #3
- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Can't access slave HD or CD-ROM
Due to a loud noise, I disconnected 2 HDs and CD-ROM from the motherboard to check that it wasn't one of the fans acting up. It did turn out to be one of the HDs but nothing major. Upon reconnection, I found that I could't access the CD-ROM or slave HD - they appear in device manager but with...- KanedAndUnable
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