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IDE Controller (Both)
PCI IDE BUS Master (Enabled)
Hard Disk Pre-Delay (Disabled)
Primary IDE Master :(lite-on combo LTC-4816)
Primary IDE slave : (ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56M)
Secondary IDE Master : (MAXTOR CALYPSO)
Secondary IDE Slave : (Not Detected)
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Primary IDE Master :(lite-on combo LTC-4816)...This should be a hard drive not a cdrom

Secondary IDE Master : (MAXTOR CALYPSO)... This I take it is your secondary drive?

Where is the master drive?
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On page 9 Secondary IDE is connected MAXTOR CALYPSO letter O
I assume letter P is the Primary its plugged in. is there any way of recovering ,or do you think it somehow got wiped
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You have no primary Hard drive in your system.
The only hard is on the secondary ide as master.
The Maxtor is the only hard drive showing from what you have given us.
What is your primary drive?
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Are you looking at the manual and getting this information?
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P is plugged into CD-RW/DVD-ROM took out Maxtor so I could see
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Ok so now what is the layout?
Please give new copy of the below.

Primary IDE Master :(lite-on combo LTC-4816)
Primary IDE slave : (ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56M)
Secondary IDE Master : (MAXTOR CALYPSO)
Secondary IDE Slave : (Not Detected)


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thats exactly the way it is
when I enter Maxtor
Type (Auto)
Maximum Capacity 0MB
Config Opts Selected By BIOS
LBA Mode : Not Supported
Block Mode : Not supported
PIO Mode : Not supported
Ultra DMA : Not supported
Cable detected : 80 conductor
not a computer wiz but guessing that doesnt sound too good
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP THUSFAR have to sign off early wake up for work

Edited by seanachain, 08 September 2009 - 08:14 PM.

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Ok this is the problem

Primary IDE Master :(lite-on combo LTC-4816) This needs to be a Hard drive and not a cdrom.
Primary IDE slave : (ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56M) This is fine where it is
Secondary IDE Master : (MAXTOR CALYPSO) This is fine where it is
Secondary IDE Slave : (Not Detected) This should be the cdrom from the first one

Now where is your primary hard drive in this?
Is it the maxtor drive on the secondary ide master?
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The setup should be

Primary IDE Master :(Hard Drive)
Primary IDE slave : (ATAPI-CD ROM-DRIVE-56M)
Secondary IDE Master : (MAXTOR CALYPSO)
Secondary IDE Slave : (lite-on combo LTC-4816)
You have to switch what is where on the IDE ribbons
Plus you should have a hard drive to put in the system yet.
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according to diagram on page 9 secondary IDE or O is connected to Maxtor
Primary or P is connected to (LITE-ON COMBO LTC-4816) spaces on board coinside with diagram
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I understand that.
But what you don't have is a PRIMARY Hard Drive connected to the PRIMARY IDE
This is why the system is booting to the SECONDARY hard drive on the SECONDARY MASTER IDE
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Do you have two hard drives?
What is the master drive? Maxtor, Fujitsu, Samsung, Western Digital?
There is only one hard drive installed on your system at this point and that is the secondary master ide drive.
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I did not change anything internally.I have been using this comp for at least 5 or 6 years.I do not know what you mean when you say that there is no primary hard drive.I am not playing dumb all I can do is follow what you tell me.This the first time I ever opened the tower.I really dont know what to do that is why IM here
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should I swap the cables in the P and O slots on the board
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