9.04 can't find second hard drive.

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Fri, 7/17/09, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: 9.04 can't find second hard drive.
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 7:55 PM
> On 07/17/2009 03:31 PM, 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.
> 
> Drive is shot/broke/don't work. If simply applying power to
> it results
> in the above then it's a drive issue. After you try it in
> another
> working system, and if it still is the same, then you might
> try putting
> in a plastic bag, sticking in the freezer for a few hours
> & then firing
> it back up. *Sometimes* that will allow a drive to work
> just long enough
> to get data off of it.
> 
> 
Just a thought as I've been following this thread with some interest. I don't recall having read that the HDD mode switch, or whatever it's called, was checked to see if it was set for Primary, Slave or one of the more useless settings some HDDs have. As I recall, the OP had the original drive placed in the slave position and moved the new drive to the Primary position.  Hope my memory is correct.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net


Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net


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