[pchelpers] Fw: Re: give us a clue



> Thanks .........will do.............Billy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Durham" <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 8:28 PM
> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: give us a clue
>
>
> >
> > Maybe not. It's possible the IDE cable is loose, or the contacts are
> > dirty. Take the ribbon cable off and spray with a little contact
> > cleaner. Replace the cable if possible. If more than one drive is
> > connected, take them one at a time and make sure the BIOS re-establishes
> > the presence of the drives. Save all settings and once the drives come
> > back, run a hardware testing program (checkit etc) to see that all is
> > well.
> >
> > Once you are satisfied, do a thorough Scandisk test to repair any errors
> > and let us know what you discover.


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