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david3483
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_ 		2. January 2007 @ 12:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a 40 GB Maxtor 6LO40J2 (DiamondMax Plus D740X) set on the black cable with the master settings taken from the following website:

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor...%20Plus%20D740X

I have just got a new drive to use as a slave it is a Hitachi HDS728080PLAT20 set to slave on the grey cable with the settings taken from the following website. I have used the 15 Logical head settings to rule out non detection due to 16x16 = 256 problems (although it doesn't work with 16 either):

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/7k80/7k80jum.htm

I can't detect the slave in BIOS or My Copmuter ---> Management

I am guessing the power is dead because I can't hear the drive but the rest of my computer is so noisy it's hard to tell for certain. I don't see why the power would be dead becaue I am using a splitter lead that connects to my Master

:(

I have tried a lot of different jumper settings to be sure. Could that damage it?

What else can I try?

I fear that maybe I broke the hard drive by handling it without enough care...

Thanks,

David McKechan
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david3483
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_ 		2. January 2007 @ 13:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The power cable definitely works because I switched it and the Master worked. I am pretty sure I cannot hear the new drive spinning.

If the jumper settings are incorrect will the drive still spin? If so then I know that the drive is faulty...
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bojan087
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_ 		2. January 2007 @ 15:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes the drives will still spin no matter where the jumpers are set at. u might have a faulty hard drive. i had a sata 160gb and it turned out it wasnt working properly. when u hook up ur hard drive and all the cables are set properly turn on ur computer and put ur fingers on top of the hard drive and see if u can feel any vibration. if not try switching the ide cables maybe they're faulty.
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david3483
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_ 		2. January 2007 @ 23:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
And to be fully sure the drive will spin if the IDE cables are incorrect (they are not!)?
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