can i use a single 80-pin cable to connect a pata hasd disk and a dvd writer? how?
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http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/cdrom/index.html
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Get 2 of these and hook them up in a RAID!\n\n\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144160
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That depends if it's usb or serial please answer that and i can better help you
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Why Not Just Download The Drivers...That's All That You Could Need From The Disk......
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Introduction:\n\nThere are thee different parts to a hard disk installation. You need to physically install the disk, tell the computer it has a new hard disk and finally configure the disk to work with your operating system. All of these points will be covered in detail. \n\nSetting the jumpers:\n\nOkay, so you need to get inside your PC, unscrew the screws that are holding the thing together. These are normally found around the edges of the back of the case. The number of screws can range from 2 to 6 screws, and all of them need to be out to gain access to your base unit. \n\nOnce inside, you will see a heap of cables and a lot of circuit boards, now don’t be scared, you can do this!\n\nRight, we need to prepare the hard disk. Take it out of any packaging it may have, and look carefully at the label on top. There should be a section on this label concerning jumper settings, these are very important. If you are installing the new hard disk and removing the old one, you can ignore this setting. However, if you are adding the new hard disk to the existing one, you need to change the jumper settings to slave. The jumper is a small piece of plastic with 2 metal contacts inside to connect two pins together. It is usually located next to the IDE and power cable connectors on one side of the hard disk. It will be set to Master as default, you need to look at the label on the top side of the hard disk and find out where you need to place the jumper to set it to slave mode.\n\nIDE Channels:\n\nOkay, lets talk IDE channels. This is where it can get a little complicated. There is a ribbon cable plugged into the back of your original hard disk. There should be one other connector on the cable, this may already be connected to your CD Rom drive/DVD drive or CD Writer. If not, just plug in the spare ide connector and away we go. Move onto section 2.\n\nOkay, so, if you’ve got a CD Rom drive/DVD drive or CD Writer, we need to utilise the other IDE connector on the motherboard. You should have had another IDE cable supplied with your CD rom drive. This will plug in on the motherboard directly above/below where your first IDE cable is located. It will only go in one way, so be careful as there are pins involved that if broken will render your computer useless. Once connected, we need to decide where we want to put things. \n\nFor CD rom drives, I would place the CD rom drive on the second IDE channel (set as master) and the extra hard disk set as slave (see above) on the first IDE channel. I will write another guide about choosing the best IDE channels for your peripherals later.\n\nBios Settings:\nOkay, so now you’ve physically connected your drive, its time to tell the bios that we have a new hard disk. You need to enter the bios (basic input output setup) when you boot up your computer, this is usually done by pressing del, F1 or F2 when prompted, around the time when the system is checking RAM. \n\nOnce in, you will be greeted with the familiar blue screen. Most motherboards have an IDE autodetection option, you need to select this by using the arrow keys and selecting with the enter key. \n\nThen you need to select autodetect and select your drive as and when it finds it. \n\nThen, save settings and exit the bios.\n\nPreparing the disk for use:\n\nOkay, now to configure the hard disk. The easiest way to do this is to use FDISK (fixed disk utility) You need to drop into dos mode for this, once there, type FDISK and press enter. \n\nYou will have a menu. At the top of the menu, it will say current fixed disk 1 or something, you need to change to fixed disk 2 – just select change disk and select your new drive (should be fixed disk 2). Now, just to double check, we need to select display partition information, there should be nothing there. If there are partitions defined, you have selected the wrong hard disk. \n\nNow, you need to make a new primary dos partition, select this option from the menu, it will ask if you want to make it
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you can use the following adapters depending on what you want your output to be:\n\ns-video to coposite (RCA) \nVGA to composite (RCA)\nVGA to component (RGB)\ns-video to component (RGB)
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When connecting a second CD drive, you must set the jumper to the slave position before installing it. Also if your IDE cable has 4 connectors it does NOT mean you can connect 3 devices, the extra connector is only for allowing flexibility in the placement of the drive. With more details about what your issue is this question can be better answered.
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hello friend,\nits very simple to connect these\n1.config ur cd room setting to the primary master and connect it to the cable.this cable must be conected to the master connector on mother board \n2.config ur hard drive to the secondary master and connect it to the same cable parrallel with cd drive (cd drive and hard drive will connect to the same cable)\n3.config ur cd burner(cd writer)to primary slave and connect it the 2nd cable wich must be connected to the slave connector on mother board\nafter carefull connections have been made restart ur computer and go the bios setting.\nslect AUTO DETECT or some thing simmilar to it from the manu and accept changes ur computer will save the changes u made and now ur computer is ready for use\nNOTE:if u dont know how to config ur devices u can see a diagram on back of every device it will help u.\nNOTE:u can add one more device like an other hard drive to ur computer by connecting it to the remaining connector of 2nd cable it must be config to secondary slave
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Buy a power splitter cable. They'll only cost a few $/£ or sprodgetts. See the Sources for examples. There are other variations for different types of connector.\n\nAs the earlier reply said about your power supply being rated highly in terms of wattage, the usual problem that sometimes occurs is that the extra current taken will trip out the power supply or the system will get unstable. Most, if not all, modern poer supplies have some sort of overcurrent protection and will trip out if the current gets too large. This usually happens when the machine is powered up as all the drives start up and take a starting surge current. If this is the case, your cheapest option it to replace the PSU and I'd suggest the biggest wattage you can get! It will easily slip in usually. MORE POWER! HOO HOO HOO!!
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There are DVI cables that break out to the individual component digital plugs for both machines.  You might be able to use this to your advantage and just use some extention cables between the two adapters to connect them up.  Do a little research about component plugs for PS2 and DVI.
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I can't find any info on that... try calling the local computer guy (every town has one!) He might be able to borg it together for you.
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one wayt do thsi is use USB cable...like\nhttp://www.hartsunlimited.com/pspusbdaca.html
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not possible, a dvd burner is hardware, you have to buy them
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you need a composite cable...looks like this:\n\nhttp://h10058.www1.hp.com/digital/entertainment/us/en/img/glossary/diged_gls_composite_cable.jpg
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Absolutely, use either cable! I have had on occasion needed to use the ATA 100 cable on the 100 drive but it seems to be a Manufacturer variable...some require it some don't...If you don't want to mess with it the ATA 100 cable will work for sure with NO problems!!
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Either get a television card for your computer of an HP DVD writer with RCA inputs. In either case you can hook a vcr to your PC by Coaxial or RCA cables. I've done both.
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I don't have your laptop but my laptop has the same DVD writer. It says it can read/write DVD-RAM but I have not tried one yet. You may need to update firmware or try different brand DVD-RAMs.