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hello can you help me how can i slave my one hard disk drive please help me...hoping for your positive responds...thank you in advance...

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’s 160GB / 250GB scenario is a classic jumper/IDE confusion. The master/slave jumper scheme applies to old PATA/IDE drives only; modern SATA ports are point‑to‑point (one drive per cable) so you do not set “master” or “slave” on a SATA disk. and were right about jumpers for IDE, and ’s correction about SATA is the important distinction. (seagate.com)

Practical install checklist (SATA): mount the 250GB in a 3.5" bay, connect a SATA data cable to any free motherboard SATA port, and connect a SATA power plug from the PSU. Power up and check the UEFI/BIOS—most boards auto‑detect added SATA drives; some vendors expect the boot drive on a particular port, so review boot order if it’s intended as a system disk. If the drive has both a legacy 4‑pin Molex and a SATA power connector follow the manufacturer warning: do not connect both at the same time. Also avoid cheap Molex→SATA power adapters when possible; they have a history of failures. (support-en.wd.com)

Once detected by firmware, a new disk must be initialized/partitioned and formatted before it appears in Explorer/This PC. Use Windows Disk Management to Initialize the disk (choose GPT for UEFI/large drives, MBR for older BIOS), create a partition and format it. If the drive will be a cloned/boot drive, be aware that changing SATA mode (IDE/AHCI/RAID) after Windows is installed can produce an INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error—follow Microsoft’s guidance to enable the correct driver before switching modes. (support.microsoft.com)

If the drive is actually PATA/IDE (check the connector and the sticker) then follow the jumper diagram on the drive as originally suggested in the thread. For detection problems: try a different SATA cable/port, verify PSU connectors, or attach the drive to another machine or a powered SATA‑to‑USB adapter to isolate hardware versus configuration issues. For model‑specific jumper or speed‑limit settings (some older SATA drives include a jumper to force 1.5 Gb/s for very old controllers) consult the drive vendor’s support documentation. (seagate.com)

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You will need to change the jumper settings on the hard drive physically, this is not a thing to do using softwares, etc. :D
Just open your box and remove your hard disk, you will find a sticker on it showing how to master/slave/cable select it.

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You will need to change the jumper settings on the hard drive physically, this is not a thing to do using softwares, etc. :D
Just open your box and remove your hard disk, you will find a sticker on it showing how to master/slave/cable select it.

hello sir thank you for the reply,sir i am confuse i have my primary hdd 160GB and i have another new hdd 250gb this 250gb i want to make this slave..correct me if i am wrong,so this 250gb i will make this master slave and i will change the jumper setting?please help me sir hoping for your positive responds...

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set your 160Gb as your master then 250Gb as Slave. as per itech7 advice, change your configuration by your HDD jumper setting.
BtW, is your HDD IDE or sata?

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set your 160Gb as your master then 250Gb as Slave. as per itech7 advice, change your configuration by your HDD jumper setting.
BtW, is your HDD IDE or sata?

hello sir thank you for the reply..my hdd sir is sata..sir after that do i need to configure to the BIOS in order to detect this 250gb slave?hoping for your positive responds

Member Avatar for MARQUEE

Can i use my hardisk drive to other computer...

Member Avatar for jingda

Why do you want to slave your hard drive.
Is it for pc or laptop.

There is a link that shows you how to slave a hard drive in a pc without damaging anything, i am not very good at this type of forum, but i am always willing to lend a helping hand. Hopes it can answer your problem

Here is the link:
http://www.dtidata.com/resourcecenter/2007/04/23/how-to-slave-hard-drive/

Member Avatar for zelkea

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Master/Slave terminology is in references to old IDE/PATA drives/cables. SATA only allows for one device per cable, so there is no need for anything like master/slave. So, you just plugin the SATA cable the device along with power, and you're done. If you have two SATA HDs, then you'll have two cables.

Oh and if you SATA drive has two power connection an old 4 pin and a L shaped sata DO NOT PLUG POWER INTO BOTH!!! You will destroy the drive.

FYI, my motherboard requires my OS/Bootable drive to be connected to SATA 1. If you have the drive connected and you do not see it within my computer you may need to initialize and format the drive first via disk management. If you need help with this part let me know.

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Welcome and yes you can. you might want to start a new thread with more details about what you are trying or would like to do. FYI, Most people will not reply to a hijacked thread.

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Yup, i agreed with zelkea, please start a new thread so that people can answered your queries.

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