[chgivan]

Hi all, I would like to add another hard disk to a same IDE cable. First, what should I adjust for the jumper setting for both. Second, how to format for both hard disk which have windows XP? Third, is it both hard disk need to install windows? Hope someone could help me to solve my problem and will appreciate for help. Thanks.

[LiveBrianD]

1. Set the first to 'primary' and the second to 'secondary', or just set them both to 'CS/cable select'.
2. Wait... do you want the OS on one drive and not the other? To erase one drive, go into disk management (start, run, diskmgmt.msc) and format it.
3. You only need one hard drive to install Windows. If you have another drive connected, as long as an OS isn't installed on that one, you won't have problems.

[chgivan]

LiveBrianD, on 23 April 2012 - 05:52 PM, said:

1. Set the first to 'primary' and the second to 'secondary', or just set them both to 'CS/cable select'.
2. Wait... do you want the OS on one drive and not the other? To erase one drive, go into disk management (start, run, diskmgmt.msc) and format it.
3. You only need one hard drive to install Windows. If you have another drive connected, as long as an OS isn't installed on that one, you won't have problems.

[chgivan]

Hi LiveBrianD, thanks for your prompt reply. If I connected both hard disk from one IDE cable, could I set the jumper to both "Cable" ? Then, this setting can show both drive when I open My Computer? Thanks.

[LiveBrianD]

Yep. (you'll need to go into disk management and format the drive if it isn't already formatted though)

[chgivan]

LiveBrianD, on 23 April 2012 - 06:25 PM, said:

Yep. (you'll need to go into disk management and format the drive if it isn't already formatted though)

Hi LiveBrianD, thanks for your advice. I will try it later and hopefully it works.

[Rommel]

chgivan, on 23 April 2012 - 05:44 PM, said:

Hi all, I would like to add another hard disk to a same IDE cable. First, what should I adjust for the jumper setting for both. Second, how to format for both hard disk which have windows XP? Third, is it both hard disk need to install windows? Hope someone could help me to solve my problem and will appreciate for help. Thanks.

Two options for jumpers.
1. set one jumper to master. This HDD will be at the end of the cable.
Set the other drive to slave and this HDD will be plugged into the middle connector.

2. Or as Brian said, place jumpers to CS ( cable select ) and the PC will know the end HDD is master and the middle one is slave.

From here, go into BIOS and set your optical drive as the primary boot device so when you put your operating system in your optical drive and reboot your pc, it will boot from the windows disc where you can format and install on drive C:.

After you install on C: your other disk that already has XP on it ( Drive D ) will be a slave and when you click on it, it will only show programs and DOCs and not be a functional OS. Just right click on D: and choose format.

You will only need to install windows on C:.

Remember to unplug ALL devices from your PC, except keyboard and mouse of course, before installing windows or your drive letter designations will be wrong.

When done, reenter BIOS and place C: as your 1st ( primary ) boot device.

[LiveBrianD]

To clarify, you should NEVER, EVER leave a card reader connected while installing XP, or the system drive letter will be screwed up. It's fine to leave other hard drives connected though (as long as they don't have OSes on them).

[chgivan]

Rommel, on 23 April 2012 - 06:55 PM, said:

chgivan, on 23 April 2012 - 05:44 PM, said:

Hi all, I would like to add another hard disk to a same IDE cable. First, what should I adjust for the jumper setting for both. Second, how to format for both hard disk which have windows XP? Third, is it both hard disk need to install windows? Hope someone could help me to solve my problem and will appreciate for help. Thanks.

Two options for jumpers.
1. set one jumper to master. This HDD will be at the end of the cable.
Set the other drive to slave and this HDD will be plugged into the middle connector.

2. Or as Brian said, place jumpers to CS ( cable select ) and the PC will know the end HDD is master and the middle one is slave.

From here, go into BIOS and set your optical drive as the primary boot device so when you put your operating system in your optical drive and reboot your pc, it will boot from the windows disc where you can format and install on drive C:.

After you install on C: your other disk that already has XP on it ( Drive D ) will be a slave and when you click on it, it will only show programs and DOCs and not be a functional OS. Just right click on D: and choose format.

You will only need to install windows on C:.

Remember to unplug ALL devices from your PC, except keyboard and mouse of course, before installing windows or your drive letter designations will be wrong.

When done, reenter BIOS and place C: as your 1st ( primary ) boot device.

Hi Rommel, thanks for your information, both advice from you Brian should be helpful to me.

[chgivan]

chgivan, on 23 April 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

Rommel, on 23 April 2012 - 06:55 PM, said:

chgivan, on 23 April 2012 - 05:44 PM, said:

Hi all, I would like to add another hard disk to a same IDE cable. First, what should I adjust for the jumper setting for both. Second, how to format for both hard disk which have windows XP? Third, is it both hard disk need to install windows? Hope someone could help me to solve my problem and will appreciate for help. Thanks.

Two options for jumpers.
1. set one jumper to master. This HDD will be at the end of the cable.
Set the other drive to slave and this HDD will be plugged into the middle connector.

2. Or as Brian said, place jumpers to CS ( cable select ) and the PC will know the end HDD is master and the middle one is slave.

From here, go into BIOS and set your optical drive as the primary boot device so when you put your operating system in your optical drive and reboot your pc, it will boot from the windows disc where you can format and install on drive C:.

After you install on C: your other disk that already has XP on it ( Drive D ) will be a slave and when you click on it, it will only show programs and DOCs and not be a functional OS. Just right click on D: and choose format.

You will only need to install windows on C:.

Remember to unplug ALL devices from your PC, except keyboard and mouse of course, before installing windows or your drive letter designations will be wrong.

When done, reenter BIOS and place C: as your 1st ( primary ) boot device.

Hi Rommel, thanks for your information, both advice from you Brian should be helpful to me.

Hi Rommel, I'm not very expert about computer. Now my both HDD have windows. If I adjust both jumper setting to cable select, then what should I do for the next step of formating both and installing only one OS into one HDD. If you don't mine could you elaborate step by step so it's easier for me to follow. Thanks.

[LiveBrianD]

Make sure you have the hard drive that contains the Windows install you want to keep set as primary, and the new drive (whose install of XP you don't want) as secondary. The primary drive is on the end of the cable farthest from the motherboard, and the secondary one is in the middle of the cable. Have the jumper on the primary drive set to 'primary', and the secondary drive's jumper set to 'secondary'. (or just set both to 'cable select'/CS) Then, turn on the computer. Open 'My Computer' and format the second drive (it probably has a drive letter like D:, E:, F:, etc - not C: though). You're done.

@Rommel - The primary drive will likely be set as the default already (this seems to be the case with SATA drives too).

[Rommel]

chgivan, on 23 April 2012 - 05:44 PM, said:

Hi all, I would like to add another hard disk to a same IDE cable.

Let me back up some.

Taking this one sentance quoted, you already have a working PC running xp?
Sounds like, yes.

You have another HDD with XP you want to add.

For whatever reason I was thinking this was not a working PC and you were adding two HDDS.

If your pc is running fine with XP on the IDE cable.

Power down your PC, unplug the power cable to the PC, then press the start button to release stored energy.

Look at the jumper on the already installed HDD. If it is set to master, set the HDD you want to add to slave.
If the HDD is set to CS, set the HDD you want to add to CS.

After adding the second HDD power back up.
The OS on the drive you just added won't be an issue.
The drive will be seen as "slave" and will function as a storage drive.
You can view whats on it if you want. If you want you could also just right click on it, which should be drive D: and choose format.

Do note that some HDDs, like a western digital I had, required no jumpers present on the master IDE HDD if no other drive was on the cable.
If you find no jumper on your already installed HDD, you will need one on it so you can configure them with eigther method Brian and I mentioned.

No fresh windows install is required.

Am I understanding correctly here as to what you are asking?

[chgivan]

Rommel, on 24 April 2012 - 03:12 AM, said:

chgivan, on 23 April 2012 - 05:44 PM, said:

Hi all, I would like to add another hard disk to a same IDE cable.

Let me back up some.

Taking this one sentance quoted, you already have a working PC running xp?
Sounds like, yes.

You have another HDD with XP you want to add.

For whatever reason I was thinking this was not a working PC and you were adding two HDDS.

If your pc is running fine with XP on the IDE cable.

Power down your PC, unplug the power cable to the PC, then press the start button to release stored energy.

Look at the jumper on the already installed HDD. If it is set to master, set the HDD you want to add to slave.
If the HDD is set to CS, set the HDD you want to add to CS.

After adding the second HDD power back up.
The OS on the drive you just added won't be an issue.
The drive will be seen as "slave" and will function as a storage drive.
You can view whats on it if you want. If you want you could also just right click on it, which should be drive D: and choose format.

Do note that some HDDs, like a western digital I had, required no jumpers present on the master IDE HDD if no other drive was on the cable.
If you find no jumper on your already installed HDD, you will need one on it so you can configure them with eigther method Brian and I mentioned.

No fresh windows install is required.

Am I understanding correctly here as to what you are asking?

Hi Rommel, you're right and thanks a lot for Brian and your helpful detail information. I have successfully install both HDD with only one OS. Once again, thanks to all who are provide such useful knowledge and advice.

[Rommel]

chgivan, on 24 April 2012 - 04:22 PM, said:

Hi Rommel, you're right and thanks a lot for Brian and your helpful detail information. I have successfully install both HDD with only one OS. Once again, thanks to all who are provide such useful knowledge and advice.

Great job, glad it all worked out.