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On 01/03/2010 18:50, Rod Speed wrote:
> Desk Rabbit wrote:
>> On 01/03/2010 14:21, ClueLess wrote:
>>> Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage, 24hoursupport.helpdesk
>>>
>>> Hi Friends
>>>
>>> Here is a strange problem, when I connect my hard disk using the 80
>>> wire cable my computer does not recognize it.
>>>
>>> It happened this way. I had to check another hard disk and so I
>>> swapped the disks (IDE0) and found it was not recognized. Then I
>>> connected the original hard disk and it was also not recognized. I
>>> tried both the IDE0 and IDE1 channels with the same result. I tried
>>> also other hard disks as well other 80 wire cables, still no go.
>>>
>>> Then I found an old 40 wire cable and when connected with this,
>>> bingo, all the hard disks are recognized.
>>>
>>> No pins broken, no hardware damage. All the cablea are in good
>>> condition. In fact the machine for years worked with only the 80 wire
>>> cable.
>>>
>>> How does this happen? This is just a banana motherboard and the
>>> problem is in the bios stage itself. (bios says "Not installed")
>>>
>>> If any of you can give me an explanation or a solution please do
>>>
>> And the hard drive make/model is?
>> And the motherboard make/model is?
>> And the BIOS version is?
>
> All irrelevant given that the original hard drive isnt recognised anymore.
>
>
Any information is useful at this point. It may be a known problem but 
without knowing what he's got the chances of finding out are less than zero.