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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 07:51:23 -0700, "lorraine"
wrote: Okay, I confess. I tried the freezer trick on the hard drive. When I plugged it in this morning, I an error message stating that my CMOS settings were incorrect. This is the first time I've gotten anything but a "HDD controller error". This is an older processor w/o auto-detect. I've looked for the CMOS settings online and got two different sets. One is cylinders 1023 heads 256 sectors 63 The other is cylinders 16383 heads 16 sectors 63 Neither has any setting for LZone or WritePre For some reason on the first set of values, I'm not able to enter 256, I just get a beep and it won't accept that value. So, I've popped the sucker back in the freezer....boy, that puppy started getting dewy fast and then I started getting the "HDD controller error" again. I'm considering just putting it into my processor since I do have the auto-detect but I hate to chance screwing up my "good" computer. Thoughts??? It won't get "dewy" if you don't let it contact outside air. You might keep it semi-sealed in a plastic bag, which you've removed most of the air from by sliding in a straw and sucking the rest out, taping around the IDE and power cable, or wedge it in-between some big slabs of foam. Dave |
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A baby step forward? CMOS settings...(update on HD not spinning)...
Okay, I confess. I tried the freezer trick on the hard drive. When I plugged
it in this morning, I an error message stating that my CMOS settings were incorrect. This is the first time I've gotten anything but a "HDD controller error". This is an older processor w/o auto-detect. I've looked for the CMOS settings online and got two different sets. One is cylinders 1023 heads 256 sectors 63 The other is cylinders 16383 heads 16 sectors 63 Neither has any setting for LZone or WritePre For some reason on the first set of values, I'm not able to enter 256, I just get a beep and it won't accept that value. So, I've popped the sucker back in the freezer....boy, that puppy started getting dewy fast and then I started getting the "HDD controller error" again. I'm considering just putting it into my processor since I do have the auto-detect but I hate to chance screwing up my "good" computer. Thoughts??? |
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Oh yeah, I don't know that I ever mentioned the noise this HD makes. It's
like a two toned humming. Maybe five seconds of a higher pitched hum and five seconds of a lower pitched hum, just keeps alternating. "lorraine" wrote in message ... Okay, I confess. I tried the freezer trick on the hard drive. When I plugged it in this morning, I an error message stating that my CMOS settings were incorrect. This is the first time I've gotten anything but a "HDD controller error". This is an older processor w/o auto-detect. I've looked for the CMOS settings online and got two different sets. One is cylinders 1023 heads 256 sectors 63 The other is cylinders 16383 heads 16 sectors 63 Neither has any setting for LZone or WritePre For some reason on the first set of values, I'm not able to enter 256, I just get a beep and it won't accept that value. So, I've popped the sucker back in the freezer....boy, that puppy started getting dewy fast and then I started getting the "HDD controller error" again. I'm considering just putting it into my processor since I do have the auto-detect but I hate to chance screwing up my "good" computer. Thoughts??? |
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Its on it way to its maker. If its under warranty return it ASAP.
If its still running get the info off it as soon as possible. If you run the diagnostic from the HD manufacturer, do not let it 'FIX' the drive. It will almost certainly fail shortly afterwards. As I learned to my cost! In short, been there, read the book....... regards Graham On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:32:20 -0700, "lorraine" wrote: Oh yeah, I don't know that I ever mentioned the noise this HD makes. It's like a two toned humming. Maybe five seconds of a higher pitched hum and five seconds of a lower pitched hum, just keeps alternating. "lorraine" wrote in message ... Okay, I confess. I tried the freezer trick on the hard drive. When I plugged it in this morning, I an error message stating that my CMOS settings were incorrect. This is the first time I've gotten anything but a "HDD controller error". This is an older processor w/o auto-detect. I've looked for the CMOS settings online and got two different sets. One is cylinders 1023 heads 256 sectors 63 The other is cylinders 16383 heads 16 sectors 63 Neither has any setting for LZone or WritePre For some reason on the first set of values, I'm not able to enter 256, I just get a beep and it won't accept that value. So, I've popped the sucker back in the freezer....boy, that puppy started getting dewy fast and then I started getting the "HDD controller error" again. I'm considering just putting it into my processor since I do have the auto-detect but I hate to chance screwing up my "good" computer. Thoughts??? |
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