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Hmm - wild stab in the dark - a Y2k problem?

WebWalker wrote:
> 
> Thanks for you lengthy reply.
> Just to add to my original post :-
> 
> The CD ROM drive is having it's own IDE channel (no sharing). It was
> set as master and the cable was properly connected.
> 
> I am just thinking... it might be the bad IDE cable. I will try to
> swap it with another IDE and see how it is.
> 
> On Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:49:01 -0800, Donny Buckman
> <b_b_gun@pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> >It sounds like you have a jumper problem if it's an ATA/UIDE CD-Rom drive.
> >Make sure that the drive is in the middle connector on the IDE cable and
> >that it's set as a slave. Then make sure that the hard drive is on the end
> >of the cable and set as master. I have had this problem before. At one of
> >the schools I worked at there were dozens of PCs that were built by prison
> >inmates who had serious problems figuring out the master/slave relationship
> >of UIDE. I have had a lengthy argument over this topic with the engineer at
> >my company site who claims that it makes no difference in the IDE scheme
> >where the devices are placed on the cable, or what the jumpers are set up
> >for. I have done some research myself because I had to... :) it's my job,
> >and found that UIDE is a little more finicky about where the devices are
> >plugged into the ribbon cable. And while you're putting them in the right
> >place, make sure that they are set up properly as master/slave. The weird
> >thing about this problem that I found is that it's not constant until the
> >problem pops up. In other words I've seen computers run for 2 years with
> >faulty wiring on the UIDE-66 bus and all of a sudden bust. Make sure that
> >you do this fix quickly the problem can show up as a hard drive failure if
> >you're not careful.
> >If it's SCSI make sure that you haven't installed a device recently that
> >stole its address and that the SCSI chain is properly terminated.
> 
> --
> WebWalker
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