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cd rom problem

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mike101

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I just setup a new computer. I installed a second hard drive. I have my cd rom drive setup as a secondary slave. I checked the jumpers they are setup correctly and the BIOS has it setup for auto so it will find it. The cd worked before as a secondary slave and still does... sort of. It goes through checks and everythng to see whats installed. Then it says "Secondary Slave Error - ATAPI Incompatible" or something VERY close to that. Then you press F1 to continue and the OS starts up. I CAN go and see the cd drive in my computer and go in and look at cds. The second hard drive works, also. Why does this error come up and how do I get rid of it. Keep in mind that the second hard drive is setup as a Secondary Master. I checked the bios and it says secondary slave is the cd rom drive. It worked before the second hard drive was installed. It was set as a secondary slave also before installing the second hard drive. I have tried to supply everyone with all the information I can if you need any more just post. I really would like to get this to work and soon. Thanks everybody!!! :)
 
I already tried taking out the power and ribbon cable and putting it back in and the settings are ALL for auto detect. The cd rom worked before as stated in my first post. Could you please tell me how to get rid of this. Thanks.
 
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