System doesn't recognize HD after remove and replace..

[JeanW]

1. Two PC’s both Win ME, CD rom drive and 2 HD’s (CD and HD on same IDE as master and slave)
2. I removed out of PC 1, 1 HD and used the PC temporarly in an other office.
3. PC 1 back to original place, put HD’s again in...same place...same connection...nothing different...
4. System recognize HD, but no CD rom anymore...
5. Remove HD and system recognize CD rom....

Any advise/idea ¿?...I’m just a db-developer...not a techi...)

 

[lideho]

Did you possibly change a jumper during switches (or lose one)?

 

[JeanW]

Thanks for reply...

...and no...checked that first (and 2 and 3 times)....

Now I have the HD in the PC working well...but no CD drive....

 

[temporello]

Sounds like loose (or damaged) cables to me...

 

[JeanW]

Hmm...will replace the cable and see...
Being no techi, I suppose that the CD set as master and the HD (is second HD in PC) as slave is ok...

 

[lideho]

Your system is:
Primary Master= HD
Primary Slave= None
Secondary Master= CD
Secondary Slave= HD ?
This should work ok. Some CD drives have a problem as slaves.
This was working before and not now?
Have you tried putting both hard drives on the Primary and left the CD alone on the Secondary

 

[JeanW]

No didn't tried that...
Ask me what you want from database and -warehouse, no poblem...but I try to stay away from the 'inside' of a PC...)

Will try that...couldn't do anything wrong...
...if you see a PC in the sky with a guy on top.....

Thanks for reply...

JW