Help installing IDE drive

[soulman]

Hi,

I'm trying to install an IDE drive into my PC along with the existing SATA drive.

I have 2x DVD burners connected to the single IDE channel on my motherboard (it only has 1 IDE connecter), so I'm trying to unplug one of the DVD burners power+IDE cables, but the power cable just won't come out.

Can I just leave the power cable in there and unplug the IDE cable?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

You can, but it usually will come out if you wiggle the connector from side to side whilst pulling it out.

Why not just get an external USB enclosure then?

 

[hj2k_x]

You can, but it usually will come out if you wiggle the connector from side to side whilst pulling it out.

Why not just get an external USB enclosure then?

+1. It'll be much much easier. Set it to cable select and you're away.

SATA and IDE drives don't like being in the same machine at the same time.

 

[Rocket-Boy]

those power cables stick like a mofo sometimes, wiggle it from side to side not up and down and pull harder!!!
it will come out eventually!
A usb enclosure would free up an IDE channel tho...