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Atapi - Incompatible

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by ebon234

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I installed a new hard disk which is made master and an old 32x Cd Rom as slave with one cable, but I kept getting the error message "Atapi - Incompatoble" What could have been the problem, and the computer failed to see the CD Rom.

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by ksrao888

May be the controller is not supporting ATAPI.

You can cross check by connecting CD-ROM as a Master and HDD As a Slave, Configure to Boot from slave.

Other wise check in BIOS check itself whether it is detected/not

by stoobydo

You should have an IDE 0 & 1 on your mobo. Plug your HD into 0 and cd into 1. IDE 1 should default to slave status. Hope this helps.

by douglas_debow

you should not have the old cd-rom and the new H/D
on the same physicial controler

ide is limited to the speed of the slowest device!
(that would be your fastest data trasnfer possible on that line)

also newer ata 33/66/100/133 ide bus driver's would probaly not even be close to compatiable

by douglas_debow

you should not have the old cd-rom and the new H/D
on the same physicial controler

ide is limited to the speed of the slowest device!
(that would be your fastest data trasnfer possible on that line)

also newer ata 33/66/100/133 ide bus driver's would probaly not even be close to compatiable

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