whats this"bootup" message??

RaT · Post by **RaT** » Sun Sep 02, 2001 11:23 am

i get this message whenever i start my computer:

"Primary IDE channel no 80 conductor cable installed"

everything seems to work ok on my system so i was just wondering what it's for. i did notice tho, that whenever i start the computer and the bios detects the memory,hd & drives, it always fails to detect my cd burner. but when i get into WINDOWS it's detected there and works as usual.

my setup:
abit kt133a
pioneer dvd drive (forgot the speed)
memorex cd writer (4x2x24)

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Sun Sep 02, 2001 11:38 am

MY guess is that you have a standard IDE cable on an ATA66\100 controler or port. If you have an ATA66\100 HDD I would get an 80 pin cable it would help performance.

Future · Post by **Future** » Sun Sep 02, 2001 12:46 pm

Yup, you need an ata66/100 cable for that HDD or posibly the DVD according to what model it is

Should increase yer performance a lil if you get one of these cables.

RaT · Post by **RaT** » Sun Sep 02, 2001 1:13 pm

sounds right... i'll try that later!!

Jim Z · Post by **Jim Z** » Sun Sep 02, 2001 2:25 pm

Yeah, ATA-66/100 cables have one of the grounds clipped. That way the controller can sense if you have the right cable.