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No 80 conductor cable installed????
Name: Jed Date: February 1, 2003 at 15:49:30 Pacific OS: windows 2000 CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
Hey, When I start my computer up it says Primary IDE channel no 80 conductor cable installed?? is that bad?? the reason I ask is becuase my computer keeps restarting everytime I close a program.
Name: Buster65 Date: February 1, 2003 at 17:07:07 Pacific
Reply:
If you have a 100 or 133 ata hard drive you need the 80 wire cable. You can pick one up at your local pc store for 3 or 4 dollars. If you bought a retail version hd it should have come with the cable.
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Response Number 2
Name: PB Date: February 1, 2003 at 21:21:21 Pacific
Reply:
Not too sure about this, but did I read somewhere that Win2K does not recognise ata100 hdd, and reverts back to 66 (or something) may be worth a check cos if so then 80 wire connector will be no use anyhow ... Somebody know fer sure??
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