Re: Blew IT

[David A Orr <davidaorr juno com>]

I have both a hard drive and cable that can be plugged in correctly or
incorrectly.  In short not all HDs and cables have the slot to force a
correct install.  
Dave



On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 05:05:44 +0600 (LKT) Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel
<kalum lintux cx> writes:
> On  Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Kit Williams said the following magic words,
> 
> > Since hardware is more my style, I'll lend a hand on this one.
> > 
> > You should check the IDE Cable.  If you were installing a hard 
> drive,
> > chances are that you turned it the wrong way on one of the 
> connections
> > causing the machine to short out.  Make sure that "pin 1" is going 
> towards
> > the power and also make sure that your "master, slave" settings 
> are correct.
> 
> AFAIK all of the HDD's I've come across prevent the insertion of the 
> IDE
> cable the wrong way. The IDE cables I have seen too have one of the 
> holes
> blocked off to prevent the wrong way insertion. So could anyone 
> clarify
> wether it is possible to insert it in the wrong way?
> 
> Best Wishes,
> Grendel
> 
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