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Article #416Re: Problem 80 wire cable for hard disk
From: rf
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:14
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:14
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"nobody >" <usenetharvested@aol.com> wrote in message news:0tOdnaQvyuZCChHWnZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@supernews.com... > richard wrote: > >> I'm amazed that you could even get the 40 wire cable to connect to the >> same >> connector as the 80 wire. They're generally designed so that you CAN'T do >> that. > > Huh? Same 40-pin connector. > >> Was the first drive you checked properly initialized and formatted per >> maniufacturer's instructions with the provided disk? That's generally why >> it isn't recognized. Did the other drives work elswhere? > > Another Huh? moment.. the OP stated it didn't show in BIOS. > >> In the device manager, do you get any errors? > > If it ain't in the BIOS, it ain't gonna be in Device Mangler. > > Another one for the RtS playbook of screwups... I'm waiting for him to come back calling everyone idiots. He usually has at least one swipe before going poof and disappearing.
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