9.04 can't find second hard drive.

[Andrew Farris]

You could just plug the board and psw in on a wooden table for a real
quick test... I dont like doing it, but some times it's necessary for a
quick dirty answer.

and for the external adapter thing, check these out:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=92&Description=&Type=&N=2010010092&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&PropertyCodeValue=538%3A44401&PropertyCodeValue=538%3A7123&PropertyCodeValue=541%3A7130&PropertyCodeValue=541%3A19835 

Andrew


On Fri, 2009-07-17 at 18:31 -0400, Accessys at smart.net wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009, Andrew Farris wrote:
> 
> > Sounds like the drive has failed to me...
> >
> > If you want to check it w/o putting it in another computer, one way
> > would be to buy an external hard drive adapter (i.e. one that would let
> > it plug into a USB port) and try it that way. best bet would be to put
> 
> never seen one of those.
> 
> the hassle is that the old computer per se doesn't exist since it was
> an upgrade. would have to tear the new computer back apart and
> reinstall the old one in the box,
> 
> > it back in the old system though, see if it works like that, as others
> > have suggested.
> >
> > What does the seeking noise you hear sound like? when does it start?
> > does it have a pattern?
> 
> click
> click
> click
> 
> about 3-5 seconds apart very regular.
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2009-07-17 at 18:00 -0400, Accessys at smart.net wrote:
> > > short of finding a computer that someone will let me put the hard
> > > drive into (I have nothing left that it will fit in) is there any
> > > other way to test the hard drive.
> > >
> > > when there is power it will spin up.
> > >
> > >
> > > ??
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > On Fri, 17 Jul 2009, Mark Haney wrote:
> > >
> > > > Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >     Mark if you go back to the beginning it is worse. He didn't tell us it
> > > > > was a new mother board. The new HD is a SATA drive. Perhaps the new
> > > > > mother board BIOS doesn't like IDE any more? He has a 1000 GB new hard
> > > > > drive so I think the best thing to do is just get 9.04 working to his
> > > > > satisfaction.
> > > > >
> > > > >     Also he has a IDE CD drive. And the old HD is on a data cable as the
> > > > > master or slave no-one can tell. The IDE CD drive I think is always
> > > > > jumpered slave except when someone moves it. Also on NEW IDE things you
> > > > > can jumper them for do not care.
> > > > >
> > > > >     So lots is not clear.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73 Karl
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Do not, under any circumstances tell me to read the thread. I read it.
> > > > I asked to clear up some ambiguities.
> > > >
> > > > I am AWARE the new drive is SATA, If you actually read my post, you'd
> > > > bleeding well know that.  (And you presume to tell me to read the thread?)
> > > >
> > > > And I am much more inclined to think the drive is bad than the BIOS.  It
> > > > obviously has an ATA/IDE slot, so it should detect the drive at the very
> > > > least.  It's not.  We KNOW the BIOS can see the IDE CD-drive, so it's
> > > > not totally BIOS related.  As I've said before, I've rarely ever seen
> > > > BIOS fail like that.  And certainly not in the last 5 years.  Doesn't
> > > > mean it's not possible, just not likely.  I'm of the mindset that the
> > > > drive failed somehow. (And static discharge is a good place to start
> > > > even if it's not likely either.
> > > >
> > > > So, you really think it's best that he ignore the old drive issues and
> > > > just carry on like it never happened?  Have you even considered the fact
> > > > that if the BIOS is bad that maybe, just maybe, there will be other
> > > > issues with the MB down the road?  That the BIOS will suddenly fail
> > > > outright?  What kind of advice is that?
> > > >
> > > >
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