-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Boot Disk Failure
- From: Warren Standifird <wstandifird@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:55:56 -0700
Hi Gman & Don,
Sorry I haven't kept up with you, but I just got home. The drive that came with
the computer is a Maxtor IDE, but the drive that I tried to install is a
Western Digital Sata I believe. It came off one of my son's old computers so I
don't have any documentation with it.
Anyway the second drive has now been completely removed. Right now I just want
to get the IDE working again and we can deal with the second drive later.
During fooling around with it the jumber came off and I tried putting it in all
four positions to no avail. Last night the light was really bad so now I plan
to recheck all of the connections and if I don't find anything wrong, I will
replace the ribbon cable.
Warren
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Boot Disk Failure>
> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:33:37 -0400> From: gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > The SATA
> 3.0G models have a jumper location that will knock it down to 150 > speeds
> for compatability with older hardware. Many of them have another > position
> that regulates other aspects of SATA II that may or may not even be >
> included in the drive specs.> > For the most part, it's best to not even
> think about SATA jumpers if you > find them on your own drives. They're
> already set at the factory for > optimal performance in consumer systems. The
> only exception would be if > you're running more specialized hardware that
> demands something other than > those defaults.> > Peace,> Gman> > "The only
> dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"> > ----- Original Message ----- >
> From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent:
> Saturday, October 18, 2008 1:55 PM> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Boot Disk
> Failure> > > > My brain was on a bathroom break (probably reading Harry
> Potter) when> > I wrote that. SATA drives never even entered my thought
> process but> > should have.> >> > Next time I am in my case I will have to
> look at my SATA drives. . . I> > don't remember seeing jumpers on them. Just
> pretty red and blue> > cables and a power plug.> >> > Don > >
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