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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
