[SATLUG] Harddrive issues

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Also check the molex power connector in additon to
the IDE cable.

As a real hands-on switch-a-roo hacker, I'm always
swithcing HD's (and keep the side cover off).

If you have a good grip the IDE connector can be
manipulated by the ends, see-saw fashion to loosen,
also don't push them all the way back into the drive
connector, just enough for contact, and if you don't
have contact you'll know when booting.

And be sure to check the Molex power, seems they get
loose where the wire is crimped to the contacts.
Again you usually can feel the the drive is spinning
(provided the HD is exposed.



>------- Original Message -------
>From    : Travis H.[mailto:travis at subspacefield.org]
>
 >On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 09:23:47PM -0600, Ed Coates
wrote:
> What would be the next suspect?  I get no problems
from hda at all,
> but could it still be the controller, just on one
channel?  Would a
> bad cable cause something like this?  Motherboard?

Just a guess, that you're using IDE cables without
pull tabs on the
connectors, and you've been unplugging them by
pulling on the cable
instead of the connector/tab, so now it has a
short/open somewhere.
Try replacing the cable.

It could also be the controller, maybe damaged by
ESD, but I
think 90% chance it's the cable.
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