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[Black Deatha]

As I said here I picked up an LG DVD RW Dual Layer drive today, the GSA-4120B. I want to install this thing, problem is I have never installed a second drive in a computer before, and just have a couple quick questions. First off, I have 2 HD's, and I already have a CD-ROM installed. The HD's are drives C: and D:, and my CD-ROM is E:. Now when I install this drive, will it automaticly be set to being the F: drive? Or do I need to set that up somehow? Secondly I assume since I already have my CD-ROM set to E: this will need to be the slave drive, so I have already set the jumper to the slave function.

Lastyl, I cant remember if you actualy need to have the sound cable from my sound card hooked up to the drive, or not? Because the reason I ask is if you DO need it hooked up from gaming (which I dont think you do) what will I do to hook up the second drive? I have a Soundblaster Audigy Gamer.

And if there's any thing else I should know, please let me know

~Black Deatha

 

[Bregor]

I'll address the second part first- for nearly all programs these days it is unnecessary to connect the sound cable. I haven't for the last three PC I have built.

How are the HD and optical drives connected to the cables?

 

[Supasso]

As I said hereLastyl, I cant remember if you actualy need to have the sound cable from my sound card hooked up to the drive, or not? Because the reason I ask is if you DO need it hooked up from gaming (which I dont think you do) what will I do to hook up the second drive? I have a Soundblaster Audigy Gamer.

If you use Win XP, you don't need to use the sound cable at all.

 

[nubbe]

You’ll need to setup slave/master on the units that will share the cable… Windows will find the unit by itself when it’s correctly configured.

It will get F: but you can change it as you see fit in the Disk Manager console

 

[Black Deatha]

I'll address the second part first- for nearly all programs these days it is unnecessary to connect the sound cable. I haven't for the last three PC I have built.

How are the HD and optical drives connected to the cables?

Standerd IDE as far as I know.

If you use Win XP, you don't need to use the sound cable at all.

Yeah I run XP.

You’ll need to setup slave/master on the units that will share the cable… Windows will find the unit by itself when it’s correctly configured.

It will get F: but you can change it as you see fit in the Disk Manager console

How do I do this? Are you just talking about having the jumpers in the right possitions?

~Black Deatha

 

[Nikashi]

WinXP sets the letters internally, so assuming you hooked everything up right, it'll get it's own drive letter, and it SHOULD be the first one not in use.

 

[Black Deatha]

I installed it last night (well this morning actualy) before going to bed. And it worked just like that, no probelms there. However I did notice after installing the software that somehow my moust and keyboard software was deleted. So when I turned my computer on again erlyer today I tryed to re-install my software. I have the Logitech MX Duo. So after installing the software again I noticed it didnt even seem to work, My mouse and keyboard extra functions still wernt working, so I downloaded the iTouch software and the mouse software from Logitech's site, and after installing them my funstions now work, but damnit, now my sound is gone.

And I am not sure where to begin on fixing this, should I re-intstall my sound drivers? If anyone can think of an easier way, please suggest it. Damnit I hate when this kind of shit happens. God forbid that drivers wouldent fuck with other drivers.

~Black Deatha

 

[Jill Sandwich]

There's no step 3!!!!1

 

[Black Deatha]

Ok, now my sound is back, I didnt even do anything yet. It was gona and no it came back on it's own. That doesnt make any scence, but whatever. I tryed playing something in winamp before making the post about the problem, and I had no sound, and than after making the post I heard someone sign on on AIM, and tryed the music in winamp again, and it worked.

~Black Deatha