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Desk Rabbit wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Desk Rabbit wrote
>>> ClueLess wrote

>>>> 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.

Wrong again.

> It may be a known problem

Bet it isnt.

> but without knowing what he's got the chances of finding out are less than zero.

Wrong again. The obvious thing to try is a another 80 wire cable and check that the
drive connectors are being plugged in the right way around if they arent polarised.