> Footnotes:
>
> - The jumper configuration for primary-master,
>prmiary-slave, secondary-master, and
>secondary-slave should be in the drive manuals.
>I'd also be willing to bet the hard drive you
>boot off (the one with Windows) will be
>primary-master, and the other one primary-slave.
>
> - As was stated, the pink line on the ribbon
>cable tells you which end pin 1 is on. Which end
>you plug pin 1 in on the drive SHOULD be labeled
>on the circuit board: most will have a 1 on one
>end of the connector and a 32 (or whatever number
>the pin at the other end is) on the other side.
>This would be more reliable than the "closest to
>the power supply" principle.

Bah. The sum total of your advice is "read the manual." Who keeps those things anyway? Especially these days when I can just go to the manufacturers website and download it in a nice, 'convenient' pdf format? Bah. Mauanls are for sissies. I say bolt your motherboard straight to the metal case, put juice to 'er and see what happens (yes, I've really done that. No, I'm not proud of it--but it makes for a great 'stupid Dave' story.)

-- Dave