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07-26-2007, 07:59 PM
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|  hard drive installation problem I tried putting in my old hard drive into my new one as a secondary. i couldn't set the jumpers because i dont have the piece. so what can i do now? do i have to buy a new hard drive and install that instead?
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07-26-2007, 09:04 PM
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| Re: hard drive installation problem You should have EIDE which does not require the jumpers. The end plug is the primary.
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07-26-2007, 11:25 PM
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| Ultra Techie  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Australia
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 | Re: hard drive installation problem You dont need to buy a whole new hdd, ask the store for a jumper for the hdd, they'll probably give you one for free.
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