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- No Longer Detected Hard drive
- I was messing with my cable configurations. While changing the jumpers setting one of my hard drives, I bent one of the prongs on the jumpers. The hard drive is no longer detected in the bios.Can the bent prongs be the reason why?Also, I have a eide dvd-rw drive and...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, cheezemunkey45@..., hard drive, udma
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- dvd burner will not work in UDMA mode anymore.
- Hi,The posts on this topic have not resolved my issue. I added a new HD to my PC and now my Secondary IDE controller has stopped working, i then slaved my old HD to my dvd on the Primary and added a Ritmo PCI card for the new Sata HD....
- Tags: DVD, blatchskree@..., UDMA, dma, pio, hardware, DVD burner
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- Multi-word DMA - UDMA
- i have problems with my PC, bouth ide chanels work in multi-word dma2! since how long, i don't know. i have tried to reinstal Via Hyperion drivers, uninstal them, tried also to uninstal bouth ide chanels. tried to recheck drives from BiOS... nothing, when my Windows loads, it finds new...
- Tags: Development tools, IDE, Microsoft Windows
- Q&A 2006-05-24
- Can UDMA work with Linux? Why, of course it can
- Want to install a newer UDMA drive on your Linux box? Afraid it won't work? Never fear! Jack Wallen, Jr. will guide you through installing and using UDMA in Linux.As time marches on, so does technology. As technology marches on, so must our knowledge. Take, for instance, the moment I...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Jack Wallen, Jr., UDMA, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-12-04
Additional Resources
- Disk dilemma
- Making Windows 2000 operate at a pace most folks can tolerate can be tricky. But with some input from TechRepublic members, Ed Bott found a surefire way to speed things up. See what he discovered and then take a crack at the latest Challenge.Windows 2000 doesn't have to be slow....
- Tags: disk, Ed Bott, UDMA-66, UDMA-100, Microsoft Windows 2000, Promise Technology, Microsoft Windows
- Technical articles 2000-10-05
- Blue screen Error
- How to diagnose the bluscreen error unmountable_diskvolume?What OS are you using? there are many causes of blue screen error. like you said unmountable_diskvolume which means the problem is your HDD. try to format it or replace a new one.Look here for your answer. There are several causes of this issue.This...
- Tags: cable, chandi_76@..., computer, file system, Microsoft Windows, Recovery Console, Ultra Direct Memory Access, windows
- Q&A 2004-11-02
- How to Install a Motherboard
- The first thing you need is a clean, level place to work. You will also need a Phillips head screw driver, some needle nose pliers, all of your device cables (IDE UDMA 66 /33 and Floppy), and about six screws and washers. You will also need your user's manual and...
- Tags: Manual, Motherboard
- White papers 2000-11-06
- SONY DVD-ROM DDU-1621 S1.6 16X,40X
- HI THERE. I AM A NOVICE PC USER AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU HOW CAN MY DVD-ROM READS CD'S AT 40X AND DVD'S AT 1X?IS THIS A MECHANICAL(TRAY PROBLEM,LAZER..)OR WHAT?I RUN WIN XP PRO SP2,MY ASPI IS WORKING OK(SYSTEM AND NERO 6)AND THE DRIVE IS SLAVE TO SECONDARY...
- Tags: DVD, arnie187@..., hardware-system stability, hardware, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-16
- UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME
- Please help me, I have no idea where to go from here.I ran a virus check on my computer and it suddenly came up with that irritating blue screen saying 'unmountable boot volume'. I have tried countless number of tims to run it in safe mode and when that failed,...
- Tags: BIOS, bored4bored04@..., cable, CAUSE This, computer, Microsoft Windows XP, Ultra Direct Memory Access, windows
- Q&A 2004-10-30
- Hard Drive Boot Problems
- Recently I've been have trouble getting a 80gig western digital hard drive to boot with a QDI Brillant X 1S motherboard. At first it would detect at and it would freeze while trying to auto detect. So I update the BIOS to the latest verison could find. It now detects...
- Tags: eraser3498@..., S.M.A.R.T. Capable
- Q&A 2006-02-26
- From PIO to uDMA!
- hi all!my problem might seem elementary but its really making life difficult for me!i own a pentium d based system with 1 gb ddr2 ram but the whole system comes down to its knees when i access the dvd or cd drives, this is because the transfer mode of my...
- Tags: dipankar_diwakar@..., PIO
- Discussion threads 2007-10-01
- All about IDE
- Need to know the difference between ATA-3, UDMA, and EIDE? In this article, Faithe Wempen offers a comprehensive overview so that you can get caught up on the specifications. Also included are some helpful IDE fine-tuning tips.There have been many versions of Integrated Drive Electronics IDE over the years, and...
- Tags: IDE, Faithe Wempen, Integrated Drive Electronics
- Technical articles 2001-02-19
- Build Your Skills: IDE specification guide
- Answers to common questions related to IDE specificationsThere have been many versions of IDE over the years, and all the numbers and specifications can be a bit intimidating when you’re trying to select the correct drive for a particular system. In this Daily Drill Down, I’ll answer some of the...
- Tags: Development tools, Faithe Wempen, Integrated Drive Electronics, IDE, ATA
- Technical articles 2000-12-08
- Solution: Richard's Linux installation
- In a previous Pop Quiz, Richard was having problems with a Linux installation. This week, we offer a solution to his dilemma and award TechRepublic T-shirts to two lucky members!When we last left Richard, he was having problems with a hard drive installation. Richard was given the job of installing...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Ed Engelking II A+, hard drive, ATA 100, ATA, ATA 100 card, card, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-11-17
- Application Error faulting net.exe and ntdll.dll
- Two issues: I receive application errors when logging into the network and attempting to pull down network drive mappings. The error is "Faulting application net.exe version 5.1.2600.1106 Faulting module ntdll.dll version 5.1.2600.1217 fault address 0x000426fc. Also I saw Event 51 Error detected on deviceharddisk0D during a paging operation and Event...
- Tags: Application Error, jakepancake, networking
- Discussion threads 2005-04-01
- Video transcription
- I am setting up a system that I would like to use to input via a video capture card a composite video signal to save onto the hard drive, edit and save onto DVD. The system as it is now is a P4 3.0 gig, 512md ram, 128mb video...
- Tags: composite video, mjd420nova, RAM, video, video capture
- Q&A 2005-04-24
- ATA-100 and SATA-150
- I recently installed 3 WD Caviar SE SATA-150 drives. It was a surprise that the Serial ATA-150 interface required a separate controller and new cables. But that was my system so no problem when the delay came in ordering all the parts. Now, I have a client who wants to...
- Tags: Development tools, BIOS, IDE, IDE Controller
- Q&A 2005-01-27
- Try this trick
- One of the final things I do after cleaning upthe OS is disk cleanup, adware, spyware, closeall running programs and do the update after which I do a diskdefrag and found that the previous speed and boot times return to whatI'm used to. The WINXPPRO I'm running boots inabout...
- Tags: hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, ncrenshaw@..., performance, Try This, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-11-12
- How to test IDE controller transfer rate
- Without any error messages my daughters PC started running real slow. I ran "performance test" and noted real low data rates from HDD. Changed drive with another HDD, newly formatted, fresh copy of XP, different IDE cables and ran test again. HDD still has low data rate. I suspect the...
- Tags: DMA, hard drive, hardware, IDE, IDE Controller, Tomph
- Q&A 2005-10-18
- Linux Professional Report—January 2001
- The monthly guide to Linux environments on www.techproguild.comLinux Professional Report features Linux support-related highlights from TechProGuild, TechRepublic’s premium online service that enhances the technical skills and career opportunities of IT support professionals. Access to Linux Professional Report articles may require TechProGuild membership.Featured Daily Drill DownSecuring Linux network services with TCP_wrappersExecutive...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Jack Wallen, Jr., Linux, Linux Professional Report
- Technical articles 2000-12-01
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