Bakkar Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 how to add secondary hard disks in mac os ? I'm runing OSX 10.4.8 and i cann't work with secondary hard disks it's too bad becuse i have 3 hard disks just one of thim already working ide : primary master : 120 GB hard disk already working primary slave : dvd writer already working secondary master :120 GB hard disk doesn't work secondary Slave :120 GB hard disk doesn't work can anyone help me with this? Thanks Bakkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Usually they should work. What kind of drives are those? hecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactobacillus P Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Usually they should work. What kind of drives are those? hecker On some motherboards only the first IDE port is supported. What type of motherboard do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakkar Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 I have foxconn motherboard 975X7AB intel 975X EXPRESS CHIPSET and my two Hdd drives is Western Digital 120 Thanks alot Bakkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakkar Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 sorry but i didn't solve my problem yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARUSA Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 i also have western digital 400Gb, it didnt show up in finder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeRaoul Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 On the Foxconn 975X7AB, the bottom IDE port is a JMicron controller, and probably won't work at all in Mac OS. Same would go for the back panel eSATA port, which is run by the same JMicron controller. The one on the front side (primary IDE) where your hard drive & DVD work is the Intel ICH7 IDE channel. Just get some IDE-to-SATA converters for your 2 hard drives that don't work on the bottom IDE port, and that way you can plug them into one of the 4 ICH7 SATA ports. Or you could spend a little more cash and buy Firewire/USB enclosures for the 2 HDD's - I have tested the Firewire ports on the 975X7AB and they work natively. how to add secondary hard disks in mac os ?I'm runing OSX 10.4.8 and i cann't work with secondary hard disks it's too bad becuse i have 3 hard disks just one of thim already working ide : primary master : 120 GB hard disk already working primary slave : dvd writer already working secondary master :120 GB hard disk doesn't work secondary Slave :120 GB hard disk doesn't work can anyone help me with this? Thanks Bakkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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