I have an Quantum Fireball 13GB (and a IBM P3 500mhz and i think its an Acer motherboard) The problem is, as explained in an earlier posting, and similar to Frik Engels "computer dont see my hard disk " posting from june 13 . Bios dont detect my harddrive. If i unplug it. Wait a little while. Replug it at the other plugg on the ide cable it works fine, but i have to switch between the two pluggs on my ide-cable. If i shutdown my computer i have to go through the same prosess again. What in the world is causing this problem? is it the harddrive or the Ide-controller/motherboard? I havent tried it on another computer or another harddrive on mine yet. I might want to buy a new one, but what if its the motherboard thats causing the problem... I have tried with another IDE-cable, and on the other IDE-controller (where the cd-rom goes), but its the same problem. I would really appriciate if someone could help me out here. Thanks, Eiki I posted an message here earlier and was adviced to go to: http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/hdd/fail _SetupDetect.htm

Hello, I would say it's a problem with the IDE controller, is it built onto the motherboard or is it an ISA card ?

you may want to go into setup and make its set up auto detect your second drive also if you using it as a second drive make sure that it set as a slave

I only have one drive and the IDE-controller is on the motherboard. I found out that it helps, if the drive is not detected, to turn the computer fast off and on.

My problem a hardisk bad sector, what y do for my hardisk and y have software repair hardisk

I face the same problem as wat eiki faced. But my problem is worse. Previously my quantum h/d 10.2GB seems working after several times of restart. Eventually, now the h/d cannot function anymore. I heard sound coming from the h/d in the last time i use it. It is some problem to the pin ? Wat should i do except buying a new h/d ? The warranty period is just "ngam-ngam" past for 2 months.

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