Have an old Dell Dimensions 2400. The CD-ROM is not installed in the Bios. The disc drive seems to work on start up, disc, spins but does not read, and the drive is not showing in windows xp.
I heard the is a common problem on the 2400. At some point in the past the hard drive was changed.
Bios has, master, slave, 2nd master, and 2nd slave. Only the HD is set to master.
The CD-ROM has the jumper set on the first selection on a row of three. I assume it is cable select, without removing the drive, to read the label.
The Maxtor HD hs five jumper rows. 1. DS master 2. CS 3. Cap limit 4. is just a single pin j44 no label. Row 5 j42 has a mini jumper on the upper pin. I must remove the jumper for DS slave, not sure if i must remove the mini jumper as well...
How should I set these jumpers, so CD-ROM is installed and works again, and XP on the HD boots up fast?
UPDATE BELOW.
I heard the is a common problem on the 2400. At some point in the past the hard drive was changed.
Bios has, master, slave, 2nd master, and 2nd slave. Only the HD is set to master.
The CD-ROM has the jumper set on the first selection on a row of three. I assume it is cable select, without removing the drive, to read the label.
The Maxtor HD hs five jumper rows. 1. DS master 2. CS 3. Cap limit 4. is just a single pin j44 no label. Row 5 j42 has a mini jumper on the upper pin. I must remove the jumper for DS slave, not sure if i must remove the mini jumper as well...
How should I set these jumpers, so CD-ROM is installed and works again, and XP on the HD boots up fast?
UPDATE BELOW.