the background: my computer froze while it was trying to read a cd in the drive, and i shut it down (i guess that was a bad idea...)
the diagnosis: my computer is now reading my cdrom drive as the primary master and the c drive as the primary slave. how can i get my computer to switch these?? my best guess is to unplug the cdrom drive and startup my computer..? this has happened before and someone fixed it, but i don't know what they did or what i should do..?
phoenix awardbios cmos setup utility v6.00pg
windows xp pro
samsung cdrw/dvd
.. i didn't bring the other info on my computer, but if you need anything else just let me know and i'll get that
Master/slave Drive Question
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here is my dillema
the background: my computer froze while it was trying to read a cd in the drive, and i shut it down (i guess that was a bad idea...)
the diagnosis: my computer is now reading my cdrom drive as the primary master and the c drive as the primary slave. how can i get my computer to switch these?? my best guess is to unplug the cdrom drive and startup my computer..? this has happened before and someone fixed it, but i don't know what they did or what i should do..?
phoenix awardbios cmos setup utility v6.00pg
windows xp pro
samsung cdrw/dvd
.. i didn't bring the other info on my computer, but if you need anything else just let me know and i'll get that
thanks a ton!!