--- In [email protected], "JIM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> pete,
> I follow your way, things seem ok. I tried 3 different jumper
settings, i.e. cable, master, slave.
When both in cable & slave, it showed press F1 to continue after
the standard cmos setup, the master not even showed F1 to continue.
So I don't know this is the right setting, the other two showed the
same "hard disk failed." I use BIOS setting but found the same.
Could that be the hard drive failed.
pete
> > As the hard drive of my computer was declared domed by the repair
> > station guy,i replaced with a new one. However, it
showed "primary
> > master hard drive failed".
>
> There is probably something wrong with the installation. There are
several
> things you can do. First I would reboot the machine and go into
the BIOS
> setup. You should get a breif hint on which key to hit to do that.
The most
> common seems to be the F2 key or the DEL key. When you are in the
BIOS you
> should get a screen that shows the hardware. Find the hard drive
list and
> see if your new drive shows up. If it does, your install may be
OK. If not
> drives shows shut down [ok to just power down].
>
> If no drive above, open the cover and check connections to the new
drive. I
> always install a new drive without physically mounting it until I
know that
> it is OK. The thing that may not have been done is the jumper
setting.
> Between the large ribbon cable connector and the power connector
is a
> smaller set of pins that should have jumpers to tell the system
that this is
> the Primary, Master drive [or the only drive]. Check the manual to
make sure
> that you have the jumpers correctly set, and the check the power
connector
> and the ribbon cable connector to see that they are properly
seated, strait
> not crooked. Sometimes inserting this cable bends pins. The drive
won't work
> in this case. Another thing to check is the ribbon cable where it
is
> connected to the motherboard. Sometimes this gets pulled off the
socket. If
> it has been completely removed, reinstall it BUT make certain that
you plug
> into the Primary drive chain, not the secondary.
>
> If you found any problems and fixed them you can try rebooting.
Buit
> remember that until you install software either by installing an
OS and then
> the probrams the computer may not recognize the drive.
>
> If all else fails, re-read the drive install instructions.
>
> Jim
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