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Primary slave not detected
A friend of mine is getting the message "Primary slave not detected" when
she starts her computer. What would cause that message and what is the primary slave? What needs to be done to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can give us. Helene |
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"Helene" wrote in message ... A friend of mine is getting the message "Primary slave not detected" when she starts her computer. What would cause that message and what is the primary slave? What needs to be done to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can give us. Helene if the machine does not have a second harddrive then it's nothing to worry about. if the message bothers you...you can set the primary slave option in the bios to "none" |
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Thanks for replying. I just talked with my friend again, and she says she
can't open Windows. After passing that message about the primary slave, another message comes up, "Still Waiting." But it doesn't go any further no matter how long they wait. Helene "philo" wrote in message ... "Helene" wrote in message ... A friend of mine is getting the message "Primary slave not detected" when she starts her computer. What would cause that message and what is the primary slave? What needs to be done to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can give us. Helene if the machine does not have a second harddrive then it's nothing to worry about. if the message bothers you...you can set the primary slave option in the bios to "none" |
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Helene wrote:
Thanks for replying. I just talked with my friend again, and she says she can't open Windows. After passing that message about the primary slave, another message comes up, "Still Waiting." But it doesn't go any further no matter how long they wait. Helene So do what Philo suggested then! Turn the PS off in the BIOS! |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 01:58:41 +0100, "Cerridwen" wrote:
Helene wrote: Thanks for replying. I just talked with my friend again, and she says she can't open Windows. After passing that message about the primary slave, another message comes up, "Still Waiting." But it doesn't go any further no matter how long they wait. Helene So do what Philo suggested then! Turn the PS off in the BIOS! LOL, Helene seems a lil slow on the uptake, give her a few hours maybe it'll start to click...or maybe somebody could take a box of crayons and color the steps out for her. Reading is teh HARD, yo! ^_^ -- Onideus Mad Hatter mhm ¹ x ¹ http://www.backwater-productions.net |
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"Helene" wrote in message ...
A friend of mine is getting the message "Primary slave not detected" when she starts her computer. What would cause that message and what is the primary slave? What needs to be done to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can give us. PC computers have two parallel IDE channels for connecting hard drives and optical drives (CD drive and DVD drive), designated the primary and the secondary channels. Each channel allows for a "Master" and a "Slave," thus allowing up to four IDE devices in a typical PC computer. Any IDE drive can be set as either Master or Slave or as the only device on the channel (or as cable select, but there is no need to worry about that setting). The Master/Slave/Lone Device setting is selected by the use of little plastic-coated connectors that are on pins on the back of the drive. These connectors are called, "jumpers." Different manufacturers have different jumper configurations for setting the Master/Slave/Lone Device setting. Usually, the necessary jumper pattern is printed on the drive somewhere, or embossed on the metal of the drive, near the jumper pins on the back of the drive. The usual boot drive is set to be the Primary Master drive. If there is another drive on the primary channel, it should be set to be the primary slave. There does not have to be a secondary master drive, even if there is a secondary slave drive. The most common cause of the problem you described is that two devices have the same setting, for example, you may have two slave drives on your Primary channel. It would be best to check the settings of all your IDE drives. Note that hard drives usually are set to a default of Master, and optical drives usually are set to a default of Slave. |
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Or maybe I just don't understand much about this primary slave/secondary
slave business. Philo said if the message didn't bother my friend, but I was explaining that it was a little more than just a nuisance. But I have a sense of humor too, so I can understand how I sound like a bit of a ditz. LOL Helene "Onideus Mad Hatter" wrote in message news:r8ij80tfdi1k2eg9l09m6ud6h9jlbjgqvf@farfoos... On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 01:58:41 +0100, "Cerridwen" wrote: Helene wrote: Thanks for replying. I just talked with my friend again, and she says she can't open Windows. After passing that message about the primary slave, another message comes up, "Still Waiting." But it doesn't go any further no matter how long they wait. Helene So do what Philo suggested then! Turn the PS off in the BIOS! LOL, Helene seems a lil slow on the uptake, give her a few hours maybe it'll start to click...or maybe somebody could take a box of crayons and color the steps out for her. Reading is teh HARD, yo! ^_^ -- Onideus Mad Hatter mhm ¹ x ¹ http://www.backwater-productions.net |
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Yes, she's married. Husband doesn't drink, though. LOL. Actually, message
was still there the next day. Each time they shut down and power on again the message just comes back and they can never open windows. We will certainly try Philo's suggestion, but hope I didn't offend everyone on this group by posting a second time. Helene "Trent©" wrote in message ... On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 22:16:50 GMT, "Helene" wrote: A friend of mine is getting the message "Primary slave not detected" when she starts her computer. What would cause that message and what is the primary slave? What needs to be done to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can give us. Helene Is she married? If so, her husband has probably gone out for a beer. When he comes back, the message should go away. Have a nice week... Trent What do you call a smart blonde? A golden retriever. |
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Thank you Richard, we'll check the settings. Maybe if we can get into
windows (I will go up and try to run a scandisk to see if that repairs anything) we will find, as Philo said, that the message is just there but doesn't present a problem. Maybe it was there all along but they didn't notice it until they started having trouble getting into Windows. At any rate, I will check the settings and change any that seem wrong. Helene I really appreciate your help. Helene "Richard Alexander" wrote in message om... "Helene" wrote in message ... A friend of mine is getting the message "Primary slave not detected" when she starts her computer. What would cause that message and what is the primary slave? What needs to be done to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can give us. PC computers have two parallel IDE channels for connecting hard drives and optical drives (CD drive and DVD drive), designated the primary and the secondary channels. Each channel allows for a "Master" and a "Slave," thus allowing up to four IDE devices in a typical PC computer. Any IDE drive can be set as either Master or Slave or as the only device on the channel (or as cable select, but there is no need to worry about that setting). The Master/Slave/Lone Device setting is selected by the use of little plastic-coated connectors that are on pins on the back of the drive. These connectors are called, "jumpers." Different manufacturers have different jumper configurations for setting the Master/Slave/Lone Device setting. Usually, the necessary jumper pattern is printed on the drive somewhere, or embossed on the metal of the drive, near the jumper pins on the back of the drive. The usual boot drive is set to be the Primary Master drive. If there is another drive on the primary channel, it should be set to be the primary slave. There does not have to be a secondary master drive, even if there is a secondary slave drive. The most common cause of the problem you described is that two devices have the same setting, for example, you may have two slave drives on your Primary channel. It would be best to check the settings of all your IDE drives. Note that hard drives usually are set to a default of Master, and optical drives usually are set to a default of Slave. |
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Here is my latest update on the problem: There is no second hard drive, so,
as Philo said, the "not detected" message means nothing. So, I guess that has nothing to do with the problem she is having. She has a Gateway computer. It goes to GoBack and then just sits at the window where it says to hit the spacebar to make repairs. It says still waiting... and never goes any further. I have tried to get to the c:\ prompt to run a scandisk, but can't figure out how to do it on a Gateway. I have gone through the manual and don't see instructions either. Could you please help me? I'm afraid my friend doesn't have a startup disk either, which I know is dumb (before you mention it first...LOL). Helene "Helene" wrote in message ... A friend of mine is getting the message "Primary slave not detected" when she starts her computer. What would cause that message and what is the primary slave? What needs to be done to fix the problem? Thanks for any help you can give us. Helene |
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