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mouser:
If I set the jumper to cable select then everything works as it should.
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that's weird but... why not just leave it on cable select then?

techidave:
typically it boots faster if its set to master, then it doesn't have to search to see which part of teh ide cable it set to.  If you set the cd drive to master it will make a difference also.

its all about speed.   ;D

cmpm:
1. When your computer boots-
does it show the hard drives first?
if not, then switch the hard drive and cd connection cables at the motherboard.

2. If your hard drive cable is also connected to cd drives or anything other then hard drives, there will be a reduction in performance.

3. The Jumper setting for master w/slave is the middle jumper.
Set the slave drive to slave with jumper on correct setting. can't remember which one that is though. WD would have that info.

4. Again, no slave, no jumpers. Double check with WD, in case I'm mistaken. But this is how my hard drives work on 4 machines with WD Caviar hard drives.

techidave:
1.  ti does show the hard drive first.  it does take a while before the BIOS recognizeds it.

2.  no its not.  I don't connect hard drives and cd drives on the same cable.

3. its correct.  I have no slaves installed.

4.  I have it set on the "master" that is marked on the drive.  that is the way I have always done it, but this is the first time I have had something like this happen.

cmpm:
Well....if it don't work with no jumpers,
(which it should)
I'd go with cable select and move on till i found better info
if it is around......

you could try-

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/forums.html

select the hardware thread, i'd say
and post the situation fully
they are quite brilliant there

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