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Identify the
IDE/ATAPI Configuration
NOTE: IDE/ATAPI
devices can be connected to your computer in different
configurations. The following illustrations are examples
of ways the IDE/ATAPI devices may be connected to your
computer. If you are familiar with IDE connections,
you can use these to quickly find your configuration
and go to the hardware installation section that applies.
If you are not able to recognize your computer's configuration
from these illustrations, detailed instructions starting
on the following page will help you do this. Iomega
suggests that you install your ZipCD™
drive on the Secondary IDE channel.
If your hard drive and CD-ROM drive are connected to
different IDE channels, please continue to Installing
the ZipCD drive as the Slave, or Second Device for
instructions on installing your ZipCD™
drive.
If your hard drive and CD-ROM drive are connected to
the same IDE channel, please continue to Installing
the ZipCD drive as the only device on the secondary
IDE channel for instructions on installing your
ZipCD™ drive.
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If you have not already installed the ZipCD™
software, install it now.
- Locate the IDE Channels using the existing CD-ROM
drive.
From the back of the CD-ROM drive in your computer,
follow the flat wide cable to where it connects
to the large main board, or motherboard. The area
where it connects is called the IDE channel. If
you find that the CD-ROM drive is connected to a
card that is attached to the motherboard (probably
the sound card), go to the next step and follow
the instructions to locate the IDE channels using
the computer's hard drive.
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- Locate the IDE channels using the computer's
hard drive.
If you don't have a CD-ROM drive on your computer,
you will need to use the hard drive to locate the
IDE channels. There are many locations within your
computer where your hard drive might be found. Here
are a few of the locations to help you get started.
NOTE: If you are
unable to locate the hard drive and IDE channels from
the illustrations shown, you will need to refer to
your computer's documentation for additional help.
Locate your computer's hard drive and the wide, flat
cable attached to it. Follow this cable to where it
connects to the large main board (motherboard), called
the IDE channel.
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- Possible IDE channel locations.
There are usually two IDE channels, called the
primary and secondary IDE channels, that are located
either side-by-side or end-to-end as shown in the
illustrations below. Look for "pri IDE"
and "sec IDE," written on the motherboard
to identify which channel is the primary and which
is the secondary. The hard drive is usually connected
to the primary IDE channel.
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Determine the configuration of the IDE/ATAPI
devices.
Once you have located the IDE channels, determine
the configuration of the IDE/ATAPI devices that
are connected to your computer. Steps 7 through
9 show possible ways that your computer might be
configured.
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Existing CD-ROM and hard drive on different
IDE channels.
Follow the IDE interface cable to find out if the
CD-ROM is the only device connected to the secondary
IDE channel. If it is, see Installing
the ZipCD drive as the Slave Device for instructions
on installing your ZipCD™
drive.
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If the existing CD-ROM and hard drive are on
the same IDE channel...
If the CD-ROM and the hard drive are both connected
to the primary IDE channel, see the section entitled
Installing the
ZipCD drive as the only device on the secondary
IDE channel for instructions on installing your
ZipCD™ drive.
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If the hard drive is the only IDE device connected...
The hard drive is usually connected to the primary
IDE channel (pictured below). Connect the ZipCD™
drive to the secondary IDE channel as the master
device. For instructions, see the section entitled
Installing the
ZipCD drive as the only device on the secondary
IDE channel.
- Hard drive
- Secondary IDE Channel
- Primary IDE Channel
For more detailed installation instructions, select
the type of install you will be performing:
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