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IDE cable disables hard drive

Name: eli2k
Date: August 3, 2006 at 09:07:13 Pacific
OS: WinXP
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Comment:

Just wondering if anyone has ever experienced this problem. I plug in the power cable to an IDE drive (molex plug) and turn on everything, and the hard drive spins up. I plug in the IDE cable to the hard drive, turn on everything, and this time the hard drive doesn't even power-on, and I can't seem to figure out why. Would a bad IDE cable be causing this problem? Thanks, - Eli

Name: ceri sheeran
Date: August 3, 2006 at 10:25:48 Pacific

Reply:

Hi, IDE ribbon or round cables can easily go faulty. I keep a new spare just for this reason. Replace the cable with a new one. Fit 80 wire cables to allow for any future upgrade. hth Ceri

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Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: August 3, 2006 at 10:59:59 Pacific

Reply:

Is there another device on the same cable?

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Name: eli2k
Date: August 3, 2006 at 19:20:54 Pacific

Reply:

Hard drive is the only device; I'll try a different cable to see what happens.

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