At 10:15 PM -0400 8/6/2009, Bill Connelly wrote:
>  >> On Aug 1, 2:24 pm, Bill Connelly <[email protected]> wrote:
>  >>> In my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz under 10.5.7, my "750GB Seagate PATA is
>  >>> Dropping Out Again".
>
>Well it dropped out again. After moving it back from an external FW 
>enclosure, it started up with multiple "Bus Errors" and eventually
>dropped off the Desktop.

What does it show in the system log?

>What can be said about a drive that works in an external FW enclosure, 
>but drops off an internal mobo ATA channel?

If it was working ok in the external box, then the drive itself is ok.

>Not enough power to run it off the internal power supply? (does a 
>750GB take more power than a 500GB Seagate?)
>Something wrong with the power cable? (it works with a 500GB Seagate 
>7100.10)
>A Cable Select cable isn't working with it set as Master (which it 
>should)? (again, it works with a 500GB Seagate 7100.10)
>Enough to say drive is bad?

Power should be ok.

How 'bout internal temp?  Could the drive be that much hotter etc?

Do you have a different IDE cable you can try?

- Dan.
-- 
- Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth.

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