On 25 Jun 99 at 0:04, Constant Brouerius van Nidek wrote:
>>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
Good. I thought you would probably have checked this, but I had to ask.
>>
>>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 cours
>>
>>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
Well, anything is possible, but if both cables are new I would doubt that
they are bad. If you have a willing friend, acquaintance or another family
member with another computer you could check the cables on another machine,
or use a known good cable from another machine. Barring this I would opt for
one more new cable.
>>
>>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?
Well if you have the time and a meter or test light you certainly could do
this.
>>
>>Dawn: the time when men of reason go to bed.
Or, check for email!
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
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