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| 195956 | 2003-12-01 01:27:00 | Chaintech 6asa4 m/b Western Digital wd100ba 10gig hdd I get this message at boot time from bios "Primary ide channel no 80 conductor cable installed" It does have a 80 pin cable!!! Help please |
rmcb (164) | ||
| 195957 | 2003-12-01 01:37:00 | Is the cable installed backwards, or is it damaged? Not plugged in properly? All factors which might need checking (you might have done it already though). |
somebody (208) | ||
| 195958 | 2003-12-01 02:54:00 | Hi rmcb! Have you tried the cable on another IDE channel? Also try to get your BIOS to auto-detect the drive. Have ytou updtaed your BIOS? Hope this helps! Brian |
Brian (1043) | ||
| 195959 | 2003-12-01 04:01:00 | In the short term I'd stay away from flashing the BIOS. | somebody (208) | ||
| 195960 | 2003-12-01 04:43:00 | The bios is set to auto detect ide1&2, master and slave. The cable has a tab on it so it can't be plugged into the m/b the wrong way, and red stripe nearest power connector on hdd. Same problem occurs on ide channel 2. The hdd is detected by bios as the correct model number etc. I have swapped the cable end for end etc. Perhaps a jumper on the hdd??? I have not flashed the bios. |
rmcb (164) | ||
| 195961 | 2003-12-01 09:15:00 | I'm assuming that the PC still boots and that you just get the message. If so go out and buy another cable but get one of the rounded ones. You get a better airflow. I also notice it is a 10Gig HD which may not support it. They came out before the 80pin cables. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 195962 | 2003-12-01 20:31:00 | Got it working guys!! Noticed the different colloured plugs on the cable and put then in their correct places Thanks for the help |
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