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hard disk fail
Name: speaky Date: August 8, 2004 at 09:01:38 Pacific OS: windows 2000 CPU/Ram: 366 intel 192 ram
Comment:
everytime i start my computer i get a message primary master hard disk fail when i put another harddrive in it works and when i put a different harddrive it says the same thing primary master hard disk fail please help
Name: seawatch Date: August 8, 2004 at 09:43:32 Pacific
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Check this by replacing your CMOS battery.
Larry
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Response Number 2
Name: H (by _hank) Date: August 8, 2004 at 11:03:54 Pacific
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Try a different jumper setting on the drive.
You are saying that the drive the gets the error works when you put a secondary drive in right?
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Response Number 3
Name: speaky Date: August 8, 2004 at 13:06:20 Pacific
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the one i use now works but when i unplug the cables from that drive and put into the other hardrive with the jumper setting the same it comes up primary master hard disk fail
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Response Number 4
Name: OrionCA Date: August 9, 2004 at 09:10:44 Pacific
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Set the jumpers to "CABLE SELECT"; it usually shows you how to do this on the HD case. Examine the HD connector pins closely and make sure none are bent or broken (broken = "buy a new hard drive"). Create a boot disk and install the system files from the boot disk to the new hard drive. You may have to reformat and repartition the failed hard drive; if that doesn't work the drive is probably bad.
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Response Number 5
Name: speaky Date: August 9, 2004 at 10:06:32 Pacific
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i got a brand new maxtor the other day and that did not work also i have tried cable select but no change
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Response Number 6
Name: OrionCA Date: August 10, 2004 at 10:55:57 Pacific
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Maxtor drives come with a setup disk: did you run the drive setup routine (aka, partion and format the new hard drive)?
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Response Number 7
Name: Biglaff Date: September 9, 2004 at 08:59:43 Pacific
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I received the same message as you did "primary master hard disk fail" and tried doing the same thing that you did. I put a new drive in there and the same thing happened. Try going into the BIOS and changing the Primary master from whatever it is listed, to Auto. I did this and put the computer back to exactly the way it was, with the old hard drive and it worked fine.
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