Yes, it did turn out to be the power cord for the floppy drive - I just experienced a moment of hesitation before plugging it in, since I wasn't absolutely sure that's where it had come from.
It's not that the new drive needs a particular bay, it's just that it wanted to be Master of the Secondary IDE thingy. It's going to have to settle for being Slave of the Secondary IDE thingy, though.
Thankfully my case seems to already have the metal tracks to suspend things in their slots. It's astonishing! That's probably the first positive thing I've been able to say about my computer!
And yes, the metal plates were held in place by small contact points. I haven't suddenly developed Herculean strength which I can use to tear apart thick pieces of metal with my bare hands. I still have to use my freakish mental powers for that.
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Date: 2003-11-06 10:33 am (UTC)It's not that the new drive needs a particular bay, it's just that it wanted to be Master of the Secondary IDE thingy. It's going to have to settle for being Slave of the Secondary IDE thingy, though.
Thankfully my case seems to already have the metal tracks to suspend things in their slots. It's astonishing! That's probably the first positive thing I've been able to say about my computer!
And yes, the metal plates were held in place by small contact points. I haven't suddenly developed Herculean strength which I can use to tear apart thick pieces of metal with my bare hands. I still have to use my freakish mental powers for that.