how do i connect two cd-rom drives?

Question

I got an old cd-rom drive that I want to ad to my computer but it takes over the other one I have them both connected to the same ribbon is that the problem or is there something I need to install

Answer 1

You might have to change the jumpers at the back of the drives.

Jumpers are the small (usually black) pieces of plastic that go over the little pins at the back of the device. Usually you find a picture of the jumper setting on the back of the cdrom. You will need to configure one as the master, and the other as the slave drive to work on a single IDE Cable. (The cable select setting for both should also work)

Answer 2

Chances are this is a problem with the "master-slave" setting on the optical drives. When connecting more than once device to a single IDE (ribbon) cable, you have to tell the computer which device is the "master" and which is the "slave." This really doesn't make any difference to a typical user, so don't worry about which one should be Master and which should be Slave. However, if they both want to be in the same role, or there's other confusion about roles, than one (or both) will not work.



In order to define the relationship between the two devices, you will need to set their "jumpers." Pictured here in [1]. The jumpers will allow for (approximately) 3 different roles. Master, Slave, or Cable Select (sometimes labeled "CS"). The easiest way to make this work is by setting both drives to Cable Select. This will (usually) make the device on the end of the cable the Master (except when dealing with a 40-pin cable, in which case it might be the Slave on the end). However, it really doesn't matter to you which is the master and which is the slave drive. Just as long as they both know their role and there are no conflicts.



In order to determine how to set the jumpers, look on the drives themselves. There should be a pretty easy to read diagram of how to place the jumpers to achieve certain roles. I suspect that either both of your drives are designated Master devices or that one is Master and one is Cable Select. Either way, that would explain why only one device works.



Hope that helps!



You can get more information from [2].

Answer 3

look at the back of the drive you will see a jumper

one needs to be a master drive and the other need to be the slave drive

so lets say your newer drive is a dvd drive then that needs to be the master drive and the old cd drive need to be set as the slave drive



New drive jumper settiings === Master

Old drive jumper setting ==== Slave

then go into the bios and set the harddrive as the master IDE drive and set the CD/DVD as rom drives



CD rom drive need to be on the secondary mother board connector and the harddrive should be on the master motherboard connector with the harddrive jumper set as Master

Answer 4

You have the jumper settings the same for both drives. One needs to be master, the other slave.

Answer 5

nothing is to be installed just connect the cd-rom to the ide connector

and the power supply connector i have connected two dvd rom to my computer and they are working

Answer 6

There is a jumper on the back. One should be set to MA (master) the other to SL (slave).

Answer 7

If the computer only has one slot for a Rom, take it to Best Buy ask for a USB 2.0 cord, plug the cord into the Rom, and then plug the USB into your USB slot.

Answer 8

Each drive should have its own power cable and master cale or slave cable.



And they should work.