second hard drive won't work

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my second hard drive won't work with my main computer,
however, if i plug this second drive into my other
computer, it recognizes it. any ideas as to how to fix
this? thanks
 
check the cable and the jumper for on your harddrive, choose between master
or slave.
 
Also check to be sure you have it set up in bios as auto
for the second drive or it may not see it.
 
thanks for the responses. i've done both of those things
and sitll doesn't recognize the second drive. the jumpers
is set on slave. could this be software? or hardware such
as my mother board etc?

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Also check to be sure you have it set up in bios as auto
for the second drive or it may not see it.
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thanks for the responses. i've done both of those things
and sitll doesn't recognize the second drive. the jumpers
is set on slave. could this be software? or hardware such
as my mother board etc?
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Maek sure the jumpers are right. Set the master to master or "master
with slave" as appropriate. (on some drives these are different
settings. Set the other to slave. Go into the BIOS setup and make sure
the BIOS is looking for the slave as well as the master (usually set to
auto). When the BIOS goes through the post see if the slave is found.
If the BIOS doesn't find it then Windows will never know about it.

If yoou use cable select, then both drives must be set to CS and the
right connectors on the cable attached to the board, the master and the
slave.

If the BIOS doesn't find the drives, make sure the power cables are
connected properly to both drives, and the data cable correctly to the
motherboard, and to each drive. Usually they are keyed. If there is no
key slot around a connector on a drive or motherboard, it is possible
to get the connector reversed. Ususally there is a marking on the cable
for which is pin 1, on ribbon cables this usually done by having a color
marking on the number 1 lead. Also, on motherboard and drive connectors
with no key or fence around the pins, it is possible to get one pin off.
 
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