PC help...hardware config and win2k install

[jorwex]

after getting my pc allll setup up (check this thread if you want more reading http://www.amdforums.com/showthread...15&pagenumber=1 ) i realized, after all that, that i wanted my 40 gig drive (slave) to be the OS disk, adn the 120 gig drive to be used for video stuff (and i had the 120 have the OS on it ), cuz people recommend that so that you wont have other random stuff going in the background on that drive whilst capturing, etc..

so i reluctantly started the win2k install again with the 4 floppies and told it to delete both drives, and then said to create a partition on the 120 gig one, then on the 40. when i said, install on the smaller drive, it said 'aright but it has to be fat32' for some reason, so i figured, ok, i can convert it later in windows, but after that it first formatted the 120 gig drive (WHICH TAKES FOREVER!!!!!!!!!) then i assume the 40 gig drive (cuz the 2 times ive done this in the past day or so, ive not been there to see it happen...) but it says that the drive is either defective or not connected properly, and that setup cannot continue.

im gonna open up the pc and reset the jumpers but it was the same setup i had in my pc before, so i didnt bother changing em this time around.

someone suggested this setup to me:

Primary Master: 40gig
Primary Slave: Liteon
Secondary Master: 120gig
Secondary Slave: Samsung


but i was under the impression that one should have the storage drive (larger, faster drive in my case) on the primary ide channel as master, regardless, and not with an OS so background things wont interfere with it.

another person told me to disconnect the 120 gig drive and run the 40 gig drive for the install but choose repair and do a chkdsk/ r on it.

hows that sound?


i just want my new pc!!!

[gmatov]

If your LiteOn is your burner (CD), and the Samsung is the DVD-ROM, or a CD-ROM, then you're OK as you have them listed.

No, you want to set the 40 as Primary Master, install the OS on it, and write your output to the 120.

Would be nice to know, however, if the other 2 drives are CD or DVD, one has to be a DVD-ROM if you are ripping DVDs. Which is what?

If the Primary Slave is the CD writer,and your converted file is on the Sec. Master, the drives won't have to take turns, as they would on the same cable.

If the Samsung is a DVD-ROM, it's no problem as the data being ripped will flow slowly enough to write to either the 40 or 120.

Come back with a little more info, should be more help available.

George