-=PCTechTalk=- Re: new question
- From: ~OoO~ <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 01:39:37 -0500
How many drives total, just those 2? Are they on the same IDE cable or each
on a separate cable? Have you double-checked the jumper settings on the
drives? Two drives on the same cable should be jumpered to either MASTER and
SLAVE, respectfully. or both on CABLE SELECT. Incorrect jumper settings
could possibly cause the problem you mentioned.
Also. if the drive shows up initially, and then disappears, it could also be
a lack of power to the drive(s). Assuming the actual power supply is not
bad, you can try using another molex from the PSU (plug that goes into the
drive for power). This would fix the problem if that specific molex is bad.
Could the power supply either be too low in wattage for everything you have
on your system? Or, maybe the PSU is going bad, no longer being able to
output the necessary power needed. Do you know which PSU is in the system,
and how many watts max it outputs?
Lastly, of course, it could be a bad drive. Is it always the same drive that
it has trouble seeing? If so, which one?
---Troth
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Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 1:24 AM
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Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- new question
I swapped my ribbon cables on my 2 hard drives for rounded cables to improve
air flow and also in hope of fixing an annoying problem-my system only sees
1 hard drive all the time,and the other sometimes,like after a hard boot or
sometimes after a reboot;cables seem tight,2nd drive only stays visible for
a short time after it reappears.
Win XP on both disks,both are W/D drives ,primary is 80 gig,secondary is 30
gig
TIA,
Dan
"Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and
virtue than education without natural ability."
Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
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