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IDE Installation Guide
IDE Installation Guide
1) With the computer shutdown and all the power disconnected, open up your computer. Remove the cover mounting screws and then the cover.
The computer boots up and the BIOS can recognize the primary (master/slave) hard disk drive, but it cannot recognize all devices connected to the secondary hard disk drive. Why?
Is the power connected?
Is the IDE interface cable correctly connected? (Make sure it is completely plugged in)
Is the setup correct? Is the position of the jumper pin correctly set?
In the BIOS, is the secondary disabled? (For detailed information on BIOS settings, please contact the PC's manufacturer)
Is the secondary's interface cable too long? (Has it exceeded the ATAPI specification of 18 inches/45cm?)
Is the IDE cable's pin twisted? (Also, make sure there is no reversed insertion.)
What is ISO 9660? What is JOLIET naming format?
ISO 9660 is the industry standard file structure specifically designed for CD-ROM, just like the file structure of Windows is called FAT, and that of Macintosh is called HFS.
In order to make all the OS's understand what is in a CD-ROM disc, there must be a file structure that is unified among them - ISO 9660 is the solution. Currently most* of the CD-ROM discs available commercially have their files arranged in ISO 9660 format.
However, for each OS they must have a software allowing it to be able to read ISO 9660 format discs. Therefore OS vendors like Microsoft (MS-DOS, Windows), Apple Computers (Macintosh) or Sun Microsystems (UNIX, Solaris) extended their OS's so that along with its own file structure, ISO 9660 format will also be accessible. For example, in MS-DOS or Windows, MSCDEX.EXE must be used along with the CD-ROM's device driver to read ISO 9660 content on your CD's.
What are CD-ROM Mode-1, Mode-2 and XA ?
The original Yellow Book standard defines two CD-ROM data specification from Red Book by adding two new type of tracks : CD-ROM Mode 1 and CD-ROM Mode 2. These two types are designed to hold computer data, and each data area holds 2352 bytes of data - same as the Red Book's definition but the structure has been redefined.
Afterward the CD-ROM/XA (eXtended Architecture) is further issued from Mode 2 structure. It's basic form is again 2352 bytes per frame/sector, but the structure is different :
Yellow Book definition standardized the CD-ROM data structure, but you will find the application of each of the form as follows :
| CD-ROM Mode 1 | usually used for computer data |
| CD-ROM Mode 2* | usually used for compress audio, video or picture |
| CD-ROM XAMode 2 Form 1 | usually used for computer data |
| CD-ROM XAMode 2 Form 2 | usually used for compress audio, video or picture |
What drivers do I need for my CD-ROM drive?
Windows 95/98/NT/ME/XP: No drivers are required. These drivers are built into the operating system
DOS and Windows 3.1.x: How to Create a DOS Startup Disk (Windows 98 and newer)
1. Click on Start, point to Settings, and click on Control Panel. In Control Panel, double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
2. Click on the Startup Disk tab, then click Create Disk.
3. Label your Startup Disk, and insert into your disk drive when prompted. Then, click OK.
4. Click OK to quit Add/Remove Programs.
5. Remove the Startup disk, and store in a safe place.
How do I configure my IDE - ATAPI CD drive correctly?
If you only have a CD-ROM, connect it as Master on the Secondary IDE port. If you have a CD-RW drive, you can either slave it off the CD-RW drive connected to the Secondary IDE port, or slave it off the Hard Drive connected to the Primary IDE port.
Where can I find the jumper settings for my CD Drive?
You will find the jumper settings either on the label on top of the drive or in the drive's user manual.
How do I reassign drive letters in Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows NT. 4.0?
Windows 98 or Millennium Edition (ME)
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click the System icon.
Click the Device Manager tab.
Double-click Disk Drives.
Double-click the listing for the drive that has been reassigned to drive D: (such as the Zip drive).
Click the Settings tab.
Change the Current Drive Letter Assignment to [K:] or another unused drive letter toward the middle or end of the alphabet.
Click OK and reboot when prompted.
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click the System icon.
Click the Device Manager tab.
Double-click CDROM.
Double-click the listed CDROM drive.
Click on the Settings tab.
Change the Current Drive Letter Assignment to [D:].
Click OK and reboot when prompted.
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click the System icon.
Click the Device Manager tab.
Double-click Disk Drives.
Double-click the listing for the drive you reassigned in step 5.
Click the Settings tab.
Change the Current Drive Letter Assignment to [E:] or some other letter.
Click OK and reboot when prompted.
Windows NT 4.0
Most Windows NT Configurations
Click the Start button, point to Settings, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Disk Administrator.
Right-click drive letter [D:] (the newly added drive) and then click Assign Drive Letter.
Re-assign it to [K:] and then click OK.
Reboot when prompted.
Click the Start button, point to Settings, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Disk Administrator.
Right-click drive letter [E:] (the CD drive) and choose Assign Drive Letter.
Re-assign it to [D:].
Click OK. Reboot when prompted.