ATI Technologies P/N 137-70268-20 specifications Configure the DVD-ROM drive as a Master

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Configure the DVD-ROM drive as a MASTER.

DVD-ROM drives typically have jumpers used to select MASTER or SLAVE operation. These jumpers are usually located on the rear of the DVD-ROM drive. There should be a label on the drive that will indicate where the jumper should be positioned to set the drive as a MASTER.

Connect the DVD-ROM drive to the SECONDARY IDE controller.

Now that you have a cable and you have set the DVD-ROM drive to be a MASTER you are ready to make the connections.

1Power off the system and remove the cover.

2Disconnect the existing ribbon cable from the rear of the DVD-ROM drive.

If the DVD-ROM drive was connected to the middle of the existing cable you may proceed with the install.

If the DVD-ROM drive was connected to the end of the cable you should disconnect the middle connector from the hard drive and reconnect the end of the cable to the HARD DRIVE.

Any cable or BUS must be properly terminated at both ends of the cable. Do not connect devices to the middle of a cable and leave a cable end dangling.

3Use the new IDE cable and connect one end to the SECONDARY IDE connector on the system board. The PRIMARY and SECONDARY IDE connectors are usually located close together on the system board. The PRIMARY connector should already have a ribbon cable installed and this ribbon cable should be the same cable you originally disconnected from the DVD-ROM drive.

4Connect the other end of the new IDE cable to the DVD-ROM drive. Make sure that any cable you disturb is properly seated before applying system power.

5Replace the system cover and turn the system ON.

You may need to go into the system CMOS configuration and ensure that the SECONDARY IDE controller is enabled and set to AUTO DETECT the devices on the IDE bus.

During the system boot process you should see an indication on the main monitor that the DVD-ROM drive has been detected as the SECONDARY MASTER device. (The messages you see may differ depending on the make and version of your system BIOS.)