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Hard disk hangs after a while working
Name: jemp Date: April 23, 2001 at 00:50:36 Pacific
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Have CPQ Deskpro 2000 MMX Windows 98 with latest bios update. Tried with clearing Cmos and also tried another hard disk and IDE cable. After a while working fine, the PC hangs. In most cases when adressing to CD-rom. But I also have the same problem without a cd rom installed. Can somebody help me please ? Thank you
Name: demac Date: April 23, 2001 at 05:38:27 Pacific
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I had similar probs with a hd on an atx computer with msi mmx motherboard and found that the pio mode if set too high made the hd a little unstable - some info about pio modes at http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/modes_PIO.htm. Hope this helps
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Response Number 2
Name: lars Date: April 23, 2001 at 06:13:08 Pacific
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For other users: The exact link is http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/modesPIO-c.html Have same problem, also pio mode setting does not help for me
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