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Previously I asked these questions on the MSI (Motherboard) forum and I would like to get a second opinion.
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1. I notice that when I installed the MB/CPU/Memory I now have the two HD's on Secondary Master and Secondary Slave, while the CD burner/DVD burners are on the Primary Master and Primary Slave (IDE slots). Every thing runs ok, but should I switch the cables at the MB connector? If so will there be anything else I need to change?
2. I set BIOS to enable S.M.A.R.T. but when I run SmartCheck in System Suite 5 only the Primary responds to the check. The secondary says it is not capable. With the old MB they both responded to Smartcheck and always returned a status report of ok. Is there something else I need to set in BIOS?
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I was told to put one HD and one optical drive as primary and secondary on the Primary IDE and the other two devices as primary and secondary on the other IDE cable. This change might return my HD's S.M.A.R.T. back to normal. I was also told that I should edit my Boot.INI file or else Windows might not boot. Could I get other opinions on these please?
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1. I notice that when I installed the MB/CPU/Memory I now have the two HD's on Secondary Master and Secondary Slave, while the CD burner/DVD burners are on the Primary Master and Primary Slave (IDE slots). Every thing runs ok, but should I switch the cables at the MB connector? If so will there be anything else I need to change?
2. I set BIOS to enable S.M.A.R.T. but when I run SmartCheck in System Suite 5 only the Primary responds to the check. The secondary says it is not capable. With the old MB they both responded to Smartcheck and always returned a status report of ok. Is there something else I need to set in BIOS?
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I was told to put one HD and one optical drive as primary and secondary on the Primary IDE and the other two devices as primary and secondary on the other IDE cable. This change might return my HD's S.M.A.R.T. back to normal. I was also told that I should edit my Boot.INI file or else Windows might not boot. Could I get other opinions on these please?