IDE Channels:
Okay, lets talk IDE channels. This is where it can get a
little complicated. There is a ribbon cable plugged into the back of your original hard
disk. There should be one other connector on the cable, this may already be connected to
your CD Rom drive/DVD drive or CD Writer. If not, just plug in the spare ide connector and
away we go. Move onto section 2.
Okay, so, if you’ve got a CD Rom drive/DVD drive or CD
Writer, we need to utilise the other IDE connector on the motherboard. You should have had
another IDE cable supplied with your CD rom drive. This will plug in on the motherboard
directly above/below where your first IDE cable is located. It will only go in one way, so
be careful as there are pins involved that if broken will render your computer useless.
Once connected, we need to decide where we want to put things.
For CD rom drives, I would place the CD rom drive on the
second IDE channel (set as master) and the extra hard disk set as slave (see above) on the
first IDE channel. I will write another guide about choosing the best IDE channels for
your peripherals later.
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