2nd IDE drive in Ultra 5
2007-12-24 19:33:00
I hate to post this because I feel certain this has been discussed
*somewhere* before ... but I've searched the archive at codeprof.com,
SunSolve, and a couple other sites with no luck.
I have an Ultra 5 which I want to put a 2nd internal IDE hard drive
in. I've purchased an identical drive to the one that's currently in the
box (a Seagate 9 GB). I don't need the floppy, but would like to be able
to use the CD-ROM. Therefore, I was planning on removing the floppy
altogether and hooking up the 2nd hard drive in its' place.
When I opened the box I noticed that there are 3 ribbon cables coming
off the motherboard. Two wider one's which go to the existing hard drive
and the CD-ROM. Then there's a slightly narrower one going to the floppy.
What do I need to do to be able to use the 2nd hard drive? Is there a
special "converter" cable that I need to get to replace the floppy's narrow
cable? Or is there something else that should be done?
I know that what I'm asking about has been done before (that's why I
expected to find something about it without having to post). Thanks in
advance for your help. Of course, I'll summarize...
Kevin Buterbaugh
LifeWay
"If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time a Windows box crashed ... Oh,
wait a minute, he does!"
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