Play computer dual device: dual hard drive, dual optical drive

Every upgrade of the hardware! It means that many old hardware will be forced to "resolve the problem", but many of these hardware can be "re-used", such as hard disk, CD-ROM, sound card, video card... so you can use dual hard disk Increase the storage capacity of the entire hardware platform, dual-card system to achieve the ability to play movies while playing music, dual-display or dual-graphics system to realize the dream of family members watching movies, writing their own articles, let them all become waste.

Double hard drive, dual drive!

The IDE devices here mainly include hard disks, CD-ROMs, CD-R/RW (recorders) and DVD-ROMs. For the current motherboard, there are two IDE interfaces, and on each IDE interface, you can connect two IDE devices. That is, you can usually attach 4 IDE devices to one motherboard.

If there are two hard drives, the most reasonable way is to let the high-speed and large-capacity hard drive monopolize a first IDE interface, and the other old hard drive shares a second with the CD-ROM and other devices. IDE interface.

For high-speed and large-capacity hard drives, the main and slave jumpers do not need to be set. For multiple IDE devices on an IDE interface, you need to set the master and slave disks. For a hard disk or optical drive, there are settings for the main and slave jumpers on the back. For specific settings, you can use the tweezers to remove the white jumper cap and then put it in the corresponding position. For example, the hard disk here is located in the “Master” position, so that another device connected to the IDE interface, for example The optical drive must be set from the slave disk. After the main and slave jumpers are set, we put them in the chassis bay and fix them with screws.

Tip: There are some devices whose master-slave disk is not represented by Master, but by abbreviated as MA and SL.

For older motherboards, after adding the IDE device, we must continue to tap the "DEL" button when booting. After entering the BIOS setup program, we can automatically detect (set) the IDE device through the "AUTO DETECTION IDE" in the BIOS program.

It is important to note that after installing multiple IDE devices, we must face the power problem of the power supply. If the power of the power supply is insufficient, it will definitely affect the normal operation of the hard disk and the normal reading of the CD-ROM. For machines with a recorder installed, it is possible to increase the chance of "disposal", but we don't have to worry about it. If the problem is serious, you may contact our experts at www.it8g.com to find a solution.