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- HDD detection problem
- I have a samsung 40 gb hdd. I am facing a very peculiar issue with it.If the HDD is kept in the cabinet (it is kept in a horizontal position in the cabinet and is screwed on the sides.) my BIOS doesnot detect it.But if i take it out and...
- Tags: aseem_kumar_2001@..., BIOS, cable, hard drive, hardware, HDD, IDE, IDE ribbon cable
- Q&A 2005-04-15
- Adding Additional Hard Drive
- I wanted to add an additional hard drive to my desktop pc running WinXP. I secured it inside and attached the power and slave IDE cable which extended from the original Hard drive. However, when I turn on the PC it gives me the message that my primary...
- Tags: cable, Cogida09@..., hard drive, hardware, IDE, IDE ribbon cable, jumper, master
- Q&A 2005-03-14
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- Hard drive issue
- My computer quit running over night. When the power is turned on the processor fans runs but the hard drive or the CD drive will not power up. When I disconnect the ribbon cable the HD will spin and if the ribbon cable is removed from the CD drive...
- Tags: harold.alsup@..., ribbon cable, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- A Non - Booter!!!!!
- Hello, this is my problem:I purchased a new case and swapped all hardware accross from the old to the new. Turned on the power and nothing! All fans spin (cpu,graphics,case,psu) and the hard drive spins into action. But nothing, no beeps and no diaplay on the monitor.This system was working...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Network technology, craigbasnett@..., cable, board
- Discussion threads 2007-04-24
- Boot Problems -
- Cannot find hardrives and or cd drive:Symptom -When I have more then one device (2nd hardrive and or cd drive) installed after a 1/2 day or up to 2 days it works, then my computer tells me it cannot find ANY drive on boot. If I disconnect second drive and...
- Tags: Network technology, connectpc@..., cable, IDE, cable select
- Discussion threads 2007-04-15
- Hardrive/Boot Issue
- My computer losses its hardrive and when I disconnect the ribbon cable and re-connect it sees my hardrive again..........this happens on and off.Is it my CMOS battery?No, but sounds more like a bad IDE cablethe CMOS battery would cause your e
- Tags: feedback, windows, hardware, e-mail, cmos battery, cable, connectpc@..., CMOS
- Discussion threads 2007-03-09
- Hard Drive Installation/Set Up Assistance
- I recently purchased a new 80gb hard drive for my old P3 machine. I installed it, but am unsure of the jumpers. I have a cd-rom drive which is the secondary master, but according to the hard drive itself, it says that the jumper is supposed to connect...
- Tags: Network technology, jbzeigler@..., cable, hard drive, cable select, jumper
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- HardDrive Not Detected or Don't Power On
- My hard drive won't turn on when I put in Both the Power Cord & the IDE Cable into my hard drive. But if I take out the IDE Cable & leave the power cord in, then the hard drive turns on. What can I do to make...
- Tags: cable, hard drive, hardware, IDE, IDE cable, skullkrusher250@...
- Q&A 2005-03-09
- 40 pins conector in mounting kit
- I bought mounting kit(adapter hdd 2,5 to 3,5 inch )and end which going to the ide cable has all pins included.As you all know ide cable has one bracket filled, so can not connect in both directions!If I have all pins in adapter, should I cut one PIN and connect...
- Tags: Network technology, gagi021ns@..., IDE cable, pin, cable, IDE
- Discussion threads 2007-10-07
- Hard drive won't turn on when IDE cable Inserted
- Just got a new mobo, chip, HD, Pwr. S. When I plug both IDE and Pwr in the new Seagate 320g HD, it won't turn on. With IDE out, it powers up just fine. I swapped to another IDE cable, and the same thing happened. I...
- Tags: hardware, hard drive, power cable, qozmiq@..., cable, IDE, Pwr
- Discussion threads 2006-12-17
- IDE Cable Problem
- My hard drive won't power on if I plug the IDE cable into the cd drive. I can run the computer without any cd drive, but I need to use the cd drive. I tried using a different IDE cable, but it still won't work.I generally use separate...
- Tags: cable, CD, CD Drive, hard drive, hardware, IDE, IDE cable, skullkrusher250@...
- Q&A 2005-03-17
- Hard Disk/CD ROM not detected
- I have a an Intel® 845GV Chipset Motherboardand i find problems detecting the Segatehard disk and SonyCD Rom. Both my hard disk and CD ROM are deteced occationally only. Another probelm is that the system does not start , it shows up a blank screen but there is power...
- Tags: CD-ROM, disk, hardware, IDE, IDE Lead, jumper, praveenchandar007@...
- Q&A 2005-10-09
- Problems With CD Drives
- I have had an ongoing problem with the two CD drives on an HP Pavilion I am using. They only seem to read a disc's contents the first time a disc is inserted, and do not refresh with subsequent discs. Sometimes the only way to get the drives to read...
- Tags: jeffreymgeorge@..., CD-ROM drive, disc, CD
- Discussion threads 2007-07-27
- CD-ROM Wont boot
- I got a gateway 2000 ive tried 3 cout them 3 cd-rom drives that work on any other computer but on this one it wont reconize it i get into boios and type and cd-rom and when i save and reatart it still wont ecozinze it so i get into...
- Tags: BIOS, cable, CD-ROM, gameboygeek46@..., hard drive
- Q&A 2005-01-13
- Dell Optiplex 110 sometimes doesn't detect the Hard Drive
- I have a Dell Optiplez 110 and just replaced the hard drive in it. (old drive Maxtor 40Gig New Western Digital 80) Now sometimes for whatever reason the drive is not detected in the bios it says unknown device on IDE Master. It was working well before and I haven't...
- Tags: IDE, IDE cable, BIOS, hard drive, eraser3498@..., hardware, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Optiplex, cable
- Q&A 2006-05-07
- I have one ATA HDD and one IDE HDD - Can I use both?
- Yo!I just built a rig from a motherboard with one IDE port and several ATAs. My one ATA HDD will be my master, but I also want to use my old IDE HDD for storage. How do I set this up on the IDE line that already contains my DVDROM?...
- Tags: Development tools, istuartw@..., IDE, IDE HDD, ATA, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-07-10
- really messed this one up
- a computer whiz came to my house one day to install wireless routers and memory and i sat and watched him ive been facinated eversince problem is i just bust open our houshold computer and monkey with them well one day i was upset that my A: drive didnt work...
- Tags: cable, WISbadger4life@..., Attach Power Cable
- Q&A 2005-12-11
- Laptop keyboard broken, can't enter password to xp
- So I decided to change my keyboard on my laptop, and some things went wrong, so I wanted to just use an external until I can get it fixed. The problem is I cannot boot my computer past the user screen because I have passwords on my accounts and windows...
- Tags: Keyboards, arronmarker@..., keyboard, USB, password, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2007-04-22
- using of two hard disc
- procedure, how to configure/install, use a two hard discIf the disks are going to be on the same ribbon cable set the jumper on one to master, put the end of the cable on this one, set the second to slave, on the other connector of the ribbon cable. Format...
- Tags: cable, disc, hard drive, IDE, jumper, marlon_balido@..., motherboard
- Q&A 2005-03-17
- My Desktop PC is dead but I'd like to retrieve the data in it....
- how do I go about doing this?? I have a dead Emachines w2888 Desktop (only a 2 1/2 years old mind you) that won't power up for anything. I have analyzed my options and went with the best one and that is to purchase a new PC vs trying to...
- Tags: Desktops, fcui21@..., desktop computer, jumper, PC, computer, desktop
- Discussion threads 2007-05-08
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