On 1999-06-23 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
dm>On 23 Jun 99 at 0:00, Automatic digest processor wrote:
dm>>>After all the horror stories about doublespace etc I was planning
dm>>>to put one of my reserve hdisk in the machine running since two
dm>>>years without problems with this software.
dm>>>Opened the case and found out that the flat band cable from the
dm>>>card too the hd had no extra connection. Got one from a computer
dm>>>shop, changed the cable and without doing anything with the hd, I
dm>>>only got an error message (forgot what, think it was mentioning a
dm>>>card error, press F1 etc.) put the old cable in and it booted
dm>>>normal. Tried it several times but with the same result. Went
dm>>>back to the shop and exchanged the cable. With the new one just
dm>>>the same. Error message only. So I put everything back in
dm>>>original state and closed the lid. I presumed the first cable at
dm>>>fault but the second, new out of the packing showed the same.
dm>>>Could somebody tell me if there is a difference between e flat
dm>>>band cable with one connection for the hd and the cable with two
dm>>>connectors? Or what else is happening here. Two bad flat band
dm>cables perhaps? >>
dm>I hope you are aware that the end wire that is marked or colored in
dm>some way is to go to the #1 pin on the IDE (is that the type
dm>drive?). It sounds like you might have it backwards. As far as I
dm>know there is no difference with an IDE cable with 1 or 2 HD
dm>connectors. One thing for SurvPC users to be aware of that I found
dm>out the hard way is that the DATA cable for MFM or RLL HDs that
dm>have 2 connectors for the HD have a twist like a floppy cable, but
dm>the wires that are twisted are different. I tried unintentionally
dm>to use an MFM/RLL cable for dual floppies and the A drive (this is
dm>where the twist is) would not function. I subbed cables (also
dm>another MFM/RLL that I did no know) and still no go. Finally I
dm>noticed the slight difference between the cables and installed the
dm>appropriate cable and all was right. Just something to be aware of
dm>when using older MFM/RLL cables on our surviror PC's. Regards,
dm>Dale Mentzer
dm>This mail written by a user of Arachne, the DOS Internet Client
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Thanks for the hint but the marked side is really on the no one pin. To be
sure I turned the cable and the bootup was not started at all so not even an
error message. I am also a bit troubled because I always thought there was
no difference between the cables with one and two connectors. It is of course
possible that the whole lot of the cables is somewhere damaged at the
insertion of the connector. Those pins really cut through the band cable and I
could imagine that one of the connections is severed or that one of the
sharp teeth from the pins has made an short. Should I test all pins one by
one :-((. Or should I try to get another supplier?
Dawn: the time when men of reason go to bed.
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