Install a Second IDE Hard Drive

[@capita31]

You are my Super Hero, just saying. As someone who has always leaned towards the "self-taught" route and unorthodox methods to my madness, flooding my brain with research and knowledge, then getting my hands dirty and not leaving my desk till Im victorious. Today, You were the "guidebook" that probably saved me my entire weekend, so thanks to you, NOW i can spend my weekend on the next steps, and more projects i haven't even found out i need to learn yet till something doesn't work. A.K.A. Your wisdom is appreciated. Sincerely, Benjamin Buttonz

[@radgeek01]

Glad you showed where to find the master/slave info when there isn't a legend on the hard drive sticker. Very informative video.

[@SheilaCarpena]

Thanks so much for the video. I've never messed with the inside of a computer before, but your video showed me how easy it is. I installed a slave hard drive with no problems on my first try! :D

[@kyivdweller]

Thank you! I've managed to install ide hard drive as a second disk on my desktop. My first drive is SATA (different slots), so i could not connect it as presented in the video. Fortunately in my case, the motherboard had a free slot for IDE device on it, so i connected it separately via IDE flat cable. First time i`ve set the jumper to slave device. Oddly, that resulted in my 160 gb IDE Disk capacity limitation to 31.4 gb. So I turned the jumper to master position and succeeded.

[@jakkadan]

when it iz set 2 cs, the cable selects/determines how to use the drive rather than the master -slave which 'tellz' the drive what and how it will be uzed. so if u had them round the wrong way then ur pc wouldn't start up but with cs ur pc would still boot up, hope that helpz warm regardz jakkadan

Omg you just saved us with my bf, we were trying to do this for hours and now with your vid, we did it successfully in ten minutes! Thank you so much for saving us😻

[@DigitalTRIM]

What is the cable select feature for? My main harddrive is set like that? weird...

[@JmaJeremy514]

Thanks for the video. I've been trying to improve an old computer I have lying around and couldn't remember how to properly hook up IDE harddrives!

[@joemaloney8839]

Best video I have seen on this topic. Thank you

[@jenniferalbertson4820]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This video helped me on an assignment I have at college. Thank you again. :)

[@EPSTomcat11]

Finally someone explains this in detail

[@EastAngliaUK]

in good English so many not talk no English

[@johnsomerset1510]

Great info and perfect presentation, thanks.

[@DubbleLzNhell]

Are all pcs with Vista running SATA's? If so, do you have a video on how to add an additional harddrive (IDE) to a computer running with an existing SATA. Talking about adding the IDE to a HP Pavillion Slimeline...

[@Dogex670]

@MrSkullxd It should be on your original box where you bought it a manual o in the hard drive, instructions saying where to put jumper to put it as slave or master...

[@fatboy023456]

The secondary hard drive I am attempting to install doesn't have a jumper that would allow me to change it to the slave setting, although it does have a legend on it stating all of the possible settings (master, single, slave). Is this because it was once used as an external hard drive? And also, is there a way I can buy a jumper for it?

[@silva023]

tnx dude that really helped..gotta try it^_^ cause im planning to buy a new hard drive..by dway..how will i know that im my primary drive is IDE or SATA?

[@Roy1]

Brilliant video, very clear.. The second hard drive that I want to install is from another PC and has a lot of pics, video and songs on it. If I format the drive will that wipe any info on the drive. And if this is the case is there anyway around this. I can't back up from other PC as it is not working.

[@Kurogames]

Thanks dude, it was really helpful. One last question. Are the jumpers universal? Can I buy 2 at a computer store and apply them so them to make my current HDD my master and my new one my slave? Or does each HDD have specific jumpers?

[@pokedude104]

does it matter what os the slave is like if i want to put a windows 95 hd as a slave on and XP master hd then would it work?

[@discobubbles]

@xXxDiukexXx hmm. one more thing is it gonna look like folders C, D ,E ,F for 80 gb and again separate four folders C, D ,E ,F for 312 gb hdd?

[@ExKon3]

I have a sata in my computer and i want to hook up an IDE from an older computer, i looked that the cables r different on the sata so how do i connect IDE as a slave?

[@Crystalballer274]

@YamaKazoo I know how to keep static shock out of a case, you think I just started doing this shit yesterday? These static wrists are over cautious. You can simply grab a hold of a metal part of the case with one hand and ground yourself that should get any static you have on you off before you mess around with the parts in your computer.

[@discobubbles]

@31jda hey i was planning to buy a new 320 gb ide harddrive. i am having an 80 gb hardrive which i m using currently. so i wanna ask if i connect a new hdd to my system then how its gonna look. i mean does it automatically increases the space i mean when i log on the computer i will see increased memories or i will see another hdd options? thanks .

[@mossmon]

is that computer compaq evo? i have one and it looks exactly like main

[@MisterKirkby]

I understand that this video is a bit old, but I have a question for you...Here it is: I installed my motherboard, checked everything over and over...when I go to turn it on it turns on, but nothing happens, nothing comes up on the monitor. The fans are running etc etc. I checked the gfx card, went through all my cards, unplugged them then plugged them back in, same for the RAM. THe computer does not beep or anything. If you are so inclined to help a brother our that would be great, thanks.

[@YakelRacin29]

Dude this is OLD SCHOOL youtube lmao so glad I found this

[@reydmore13]

is it okay to separate the 2 HDD and set them both as masters? and set the ODD as primary slave.?

[@Sergio_FFF]

I try to do this, but I on my mother board the ATA IDE cable has only two plugs only- 1.- Goes to my Main Hard Drive and 2.- goes to my DVD/CD Burner so I don't have an extra Plug what to I do ? (my Motherboard has only "Blue" Plug- do they make a ATA IDE "double insert" ?

[@Alsmaku]

but if i have a new computer with newer motherboard and psu i have only one IDE port on motherboard and 6 sata i want to keep my Samsung as primary and want to put my other ide hdd in as secondary will it work?

[@WWEIsTheAwesome]

Well..My data cable..(the one with 2 connectors) is hooked to my DVD/ROm and Floppy disk...what I should Do?

[@discobubbles]

@xXxDiukexXx dude also i wanna ask i dun have two ide slots on my mobo . i have one ide slot in which my hdd is primarily connected . and my dvd rom is connected as a secondary device. so i was thinking can i connect a new hdd in place of dvd rom [as a slave hdd] and then tranfer all files from primary hdd to it and then make my new hdd as primary and and reconnect my dvd rom as secondary device. i wanna tranfer all my new files to my new hdd and this method seems good . wat do you think?

[@jvince390]

Very informative!!! I'm getting a new HP Thursday and I have a 1T hard drive on my old computer which has Windows 8. Hopefully I will be able to do it w ease. My friend put another hard drive in (there for programs i think). I have never put in anything inside my computer before, so i am weary at first.

[@jaureguia]

THANKS FOR THE VIDEO NOW I GOT AN IDEA HOW TO SET UP THE MISS PART OF THE SECOND HD, I ADAPTER A SATA INTO A IDE MOTHER BOARD USING THE ADAPTORS I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET IT RIGHT & THANKS

[@Kurogames]

Question: My hd is a slave device (has no jumpers). I want to install a second hd; do I have to get a jumper and make one of my hd's a master device, or can both be slave devices? By the way, is there a difference in being a slave device or a master device? Thanks.

[@kockijavier9580]

Thanks Dude it works on my pc, now i using two hard disk in my system unit. thumbs up! !

[@hotlanta35]

i think my old hdd is going bad, can i put in another new hdd and install a OS in case my old one doesnt work anymore but not as a slave?

[@andy90andy]

what is the pause break key so i can look to see if my computer shows both Hard drives?

[@Crystalballer274]

@YamaKazoo No actually I build computers, I am always upgrading things in it, but tbh the reason why I have had to open up my main is because the power supply atx cpu connector got damaged during a psu stress test. ( I am assuming that is when it happened) so the female connector pins are loose and have to be refitted alot.. No matter I have a new corsair PSU on the way...

[@Kurogames]

Hm? But shouldn't the one I have now (with the OS) be the main device and the new hd the slave one?

[@switch55]

Great video for sure. I have a second drive in the mail and plan on doing this.

[@makedaevilmage]

Hehe, was just showing this to a classmate thats a few years younger then i am and he was asking me ''what's IDE?'' It's way to easy now with S-ATA, but still this video is rather informational :)

[@Perniep25]

how to fix my computer? i need to reformat. i inserted already my O/S xp and set-up bios but when i start up it wont configure my O/S xp. Before it works but i wonder why? it wont work now..please help...

[@dmxlaci]

where can i get that little jumper thing?

[@flyboypuoi]

That's a very roomy looking computer, I'm trying to faff about installing a new HDD and the most difficult bit was getting it in, and working around it! I ended up having to put it into the floppy drive space (with a few adjustments)

[@seanmothoin]

Excellent video , good information for any one who may not understand computers using IDE type hard drives ( HDD's) , concise and well delivered , with well spoken English. Refreshing to find an American on you tube with good diction and good speaking voice and one who doesn't say "go ahead' all the time , which is always so annoying for people outside north America , who understand English.

[@maxcor3]

do you have to format the drive?

[@Gindy39]

Idk if u still respond to comments but here goes nothing.... I recently lost my MOBO of a old pc and I need to try and extract some files from the HDD. I got a diferent computer hook the Hdd how it was shown in the video. But after it starts windows jumps into Startup Recovery mode and spends hours there doing nothing... I got scare for a sec and took out the new Hdd and now the PC works normally...what could be going on wrong?

[@ExKon3]

So is it possible to connect an IDE and for it not to be the master?

[@caboose1320]

I am trying to put a HDD from my previous computer into my newer one. The HDD that I'm trying to put into my computer was the only HDD that my previous computer had, which ran Windows 98. The computer that I'm trying to put it in runs XP. My current HDD is a SATA, and the HDD I'm trying to put in is an IDE. I cant read its legend for jumper settings because it's only labeled DS PK CS. I put in the IDE HDD and put the slave end of the ribbon cable into it. When I booted my computer up it ran 98.

[@dragancer]

my computer doesnt have the ribbon papper thing. what should i do then?

[@tienthanh21697]

hey, you can show me how to install a new hard drive on motherboard g31m-s2c

[@Memo-windowsBlogspot]

thanks can any1 tell me what iam doing if i have window in slave hard how can i format with out lose anything

[@MAZZ0Murder]

Jeez, I can't seem to get the Master drive to work (I unhooked all that stuff thinking there was a problem but it was really the video card). Then again my computer has like 3 IDE slots and none are labeled as master/slave. On top of which there are so many 4 pin connectors IDK which ones are supposed to connect to the harddrive :P

[@ToWealth]

@peterFans is it any slower because of this?

[@Creed0221]

Thank you! I did know what was wrong until I saw your video.

[@puerco567]

help please how can i use my slave hard drive as master i don't have a xp disc so the question is can i transfer xp into the slave hard drive? show me how? thanks

[@JJROADSTA]

I want to connect my ide but i dont want to use it as a master it has an operating system on it and i just want to wipe it out but i dnt want my windows 7 2011 rig to get corrupt when i plug it in as a slave?

[@mrg466]

What happens if the ribbon cable goes in the wrong way?

[@eamonhannon1103]

Very clear and well presented .

[@PoRtSpAwN]

@Legified yea but different cables ide uses ide cables and sata uses sata cables and ide is old and sata is new but no difference ive seen

[@YamaKazoo]

@Crystalballer274 i know you can hold the case. but so many people ive seen think like you, that there is no bother and dont worry about it only to see them in a few weeks wondering why their graphics card is running games with only 3 colours or they're having random system crashes. I didnt use one building my own computer, but i was extra careful. Static is a major problem when building electronics, you cant be over cautious.

[@Kingmen30264]

Pretty sure they are universal. I sometimes take some jumpers from my old ( and I mean OLD as in 1gb HDD =\ ) and use them on my newer ones ( they got a bit more "meat" on them .. they are usually 750gb [ 1tb+ doesn't come in IDE yet from what I've seen so my 1tb+ are usually SATAs] ) and they seem to work just fine.

[@Joe_vette]

Sorry... I have old xp that crashed. And yesterday some one gave me great working xp machine.. I saw this. And was wandering. Could I use your method and bring crashed hard drive onto working computer. To explore old hard drive.. if old hard drive is corrupted, could it corrupt working system.???? And yes I know my terminology is off and suck at grammar and punctuation. ( so posters please don't comment on my dumbdidness.) Thank u any help I appreciated

[@Haywerth]

@milieubluez Slaving a hard drive allows you to access files from an old hard drive that might otherwise be lost.

[@shadow444222]

what about if you still using them in 2012.

[@lunarvisionmusic]

When I hooked it up the PC said that there are no hard drives installed. What do I do?

[@YamaKazoo]

@Crystalballer274 mabye thats why you have to "open it up almost every day for some reason or another" derp

[@Vza004]

so i need another power cable connector?

[@Interestingworld4567]

Meanwhile I'm eating halos and watching this piece of art.👍👏

[@javi77s]

k i installed mine easily but it keeps asking me for cd1 ? & to continue press F1 i have no idea whats its asking i have no software(cuss its from an old pc used)

[@gusmuran123]

mine dont have that little white thingy :( so my hdd dont work?

[@sonnychampneys3108]

whats the benifit of having a slave hdd?

[@rgarcia0808]

That was truly helpful, many thanks.

[@EPSTomcat11]

What if you want both HDs as bootable?

[@kidowner]

what is EIDE :S i only heard of IDE or Pata that means the same

[@senadobrasil]

Hi there! Thanks to post this video. I installed a slave hard drive in my computer and works great! Can I move some programas like: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint etc. to slave hard drive? I want free some space in my Master hard drive. Thank you for your attention an post this video, bye... Tony.

[@javi77s]

nope it dosent detect it not even the master ? so i just took it off (since i had tryed this b4 without me setting the jumpers 1st timer & i had to reinstall windows) im think theres something wrong with it since they had thrown it away the whole tower & i salvaged it for parts & this time i made sure the jumpers were right & all connectons & as soon as i turn it on it asks for cd1 so im think its no good since it dosent detect it (includeing master when slave is installed)without slv all isgood

[@Trials-and-Tribulations]

I have a Dell Dimension B110 with an extra black IDE connector on the motherboard. I pulled an IDE Hard drive from a another Pc that had a dead motherboard. The extra hard drive has a diagram that is similar.

[@jakkadan]

if u want it 2 boot to ur old drive then set it to master or cs, juz make sure the bootable drive is on opposite end of the lead to the motherboard end. it will probably blue screen as soon as it start to go to windows u will have 2 run a 'repair' from an original disk of ur operating system, ie win-xp, vizta, win7 etc warm regardz jakkadan

[@cuteny28]

Thank you for this very informative video!

[@jakkadan]

juz set them both to cable select, cs but yes it would still work ur way, u can have a working operating system on a slave drive, it's juz unusual that's all warm regardz jakkadan

[@antoninp.9078]

Thanks this is great and helped me very much

[@dwdstring]

I have one full HD so would second HD be slave ? Thanks

[@paulbryndeasis7874]

i need to reformat the pc or not

[@haloded]

Thanks man u make a my day.

[@InfernoRed54]

why is my screen stuck at "detecting ide drives"?

[@milieubluez]

whats the benefit of slaving a hard drive

[@stephonking2847]

wow what a wonderful video God bless you brother :D

[@LittleParkPxx]

What is NTLDR ?

[@josephpolson7796]

This was a gr8 video...thx

[@discobubbles]

@xXxDiukexXx thanks for the info mate . now i know :D . yeah i know PCI IDE extension cards. they can be connected to the pci card slots and serve as an additional ide slot. i was just asking cuz i only wanted to copy my all files to my master hdd [old one] to new hdd . thanks again mate for replying and helping :D

[@Dexxconocida2]

Great tutorial! thanks!!

[@chitraselvang]

Using IDE hard drive as my master drive in 2021 😁

[@freakykishore]

Thnx a ton works perfectly fine.

[@Rand0madness]

Well, I'll be damned. you just showed me everything I needed to know. why in the hell could I not find this anywhere else? I guess it's old stuff I'm really showing my age.

[@Max1636]

1.) On a single IDE cable you can connect 2 hard or disk drives, you will have to set one drive as a Master and one as a Slave. So basically, yes, a Slave drive is in some sence a second drive. 2.) Of course it will! There is almost no hard drive that Windows won't recognise, you don't need the original drivers.

[@izhan22]

Thank you VERY VERY MUCH i want to thank you very much for this video

[@adriantjuuh]

thanx a lott my pc work's great with my new second hdd

[@comelon3]

excellent video..! Thanks

[@melperez21]

Thanks for the help