Detecting IDE Drives Problem, Help Required plz!

AndrewxChau · 08-31-2005, 11:54 PM

A screen comes up and says "detecting ide drives" after that is goes to Secondary ide channel no 80 conductor cable installed. AFter a long puase it says something about disl boot failure.

Also i notice some twisted wires wasn't plugged so I plugged it in in random spots. Their also is VCC, USB 2 -, USB 2 +, GND, VCC, USB 1 -, USB 1 +, GND, GND, GND.

FoxyLoxy · 09-01-2005, 12:35 AM

Its a little confusing but I dont think those USB cables should have anything to do with a disc boot failure, that usually means theres no OS, or a number of other things, (one of them being a F#Cked up OS). Take out your Ide Cables and put them back in, making sure the primary drive (if you have more than one drive) is connected right and.. not a big deal but I think it should be on the end of the cable.

AndrewxChau · 09-01-2005, 12:42 AM

Well some of the pins was bent, so i had to make it straight, so it would properly align with the IDE, do you think i screwed it up that way?

robertconley619 · 09-01-2005, 07:38 AM

that usually shouldn't be the problem but if you have a second ide drive, connect it to that cable and see if it works. If it does work, you did screw up the first drive but if it doesn't work, it could be a screwed up OS

nitestick · 09-01-2005, 08:05 AM

if the pin is still attached and not contacting any others the only way you could have screwed up the drive is ESD. sounds configuration related or BIOS related

nitestick · 09-01-2005, 08:07 AM

wooooooooo.....sorry bout the wasted post but i got 500 posts

08-31-2005, 11:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
AndrewxChau Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7	Detecting IDE Drives Problem, Help Required plz! A screen comes up and says "detecting ide drives" after that is goes to Secondary ide channel no 80 conductor cable installed. AFter a long puase it says something about disl boot failure. Also i notice some twisted wires wasn't plugged so I plugged it in in random spots. Their also is VCC, USB 2 -, USB 2 +, GND, VCC, USB 1 -, USB 1 +, GND, GND, GND.

09-01-2005, 07:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
robertconley619 Junior Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 62	that usually shouldn't be the problem but if you have a second ide drive, connect it to that cable and see if it works. If it does work, you did screw up the first drive but if it doesn't work, it could be a screwed up OS __________________ My rig............ Biostar NF4ST-A9 AMD 3200+ sckt 939 1 gig of corsair value ram 250 gig sata150 WD hard drive Dynex 5.1 sound card Evga 6600 256mb Pci-E video card

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nitestick Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Locked in a dungeon, Perth Posts: 7,790	if the pin is still attached and not contacting any others the only way you could have screwed up the drive is ESD. sounds configuration related or BIOS related __________________ Get FireFox Saxon's Blog\|Saxon's Forum - CHECK IT OUT! Fold for tech forums. MY COMPUTER HELPS CURE CANCER! "Sniffing Powdered Ubuntu CDs Cures Cancer!" - TuxMachines.org /Q6600@3.0GHz/2x1GB Kingston DDR2-800/Gigabyte P35-DS3R/XFX 7900GS 256MB/Antec TPII 480w/2x250gb+80gb WD Caviar/WinFast DTV-1000T/TT Soprano/ I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages You can contact me for Forum related issues via PM only.

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09-01-2005, 12:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
FoxyLoxy Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 530	Its a little confusing but I dont think those USB cables should have anything to do with a disc boot failure, that usually means theres no OS, or a number of other things, (one of them being a F#Cked up OS). Take out your Ide Cables and put them back in, making sure the primary drive (if you have more than one drive) is connected right and.. not a big deal but I think it should be on the end of the cable.

09-01-2005, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
AndrewxChau Newb Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7	Well some of the pins was bent, so i had to make it straight, so it would properly align with the IDE, do you think i screwed it up that way?