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From: KenP on 8 Apr 2010 09:12
Posted in XP General but recommended I post in Hardware so here goes.

Dell Dimension PC w/Win XP Pro - Started getting msg bout hard disk
Failure on startup. Ran diagnostics and rec'd error code indicating drive
was failing.

Purchased and installed new WD Cav Blue drive. Drive has Zip Drive on same
cable. Tried all kinds of combos. Removed zip, reset jumpers and still XP
will not load. Initial blue screen comes up indicating set up is checking
configuration then screen goes black and that's it.

Thought it mite be cause new drive not partitioned so put drive in another
PC w/same XP O/S cd and it installed and loaded w/o problem. Then put in
original PC and no can read error comes up.

Have talked w/WDC T/S and they say it not drive and I agree. I've changed
cables tween HD and MB with no diff results.

Two or three hairs short of hairless. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.

KenP


From: DL on 8 Apr 2010 10:06
Is this a sata or ide drive, and if sata what sata version does your mobo.
controller support?

"KenP" <KenP(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Posted in XP General but recommended I post in Hardware so here goes.
>
> Dell Dimension PC w/Win XP Pro - Started getting msg bout hard disk
> Failure on startup. Ran diagnostics and rec'd error code indicating drive
> was failing.
>
> Purchased and installed new WD Cav Blue drive. Drive has Zip Drive on same
> cable. Tried all kinds of combos. Removed zip, reset jumpers and still XP
> will not load. Initial blue screen comes up indicating set up is checking
> configuration then screen goes black and that's it.
>
> Thought it mite be cause new drive not partitioned so put drive in another
> PC w/same XP O/S cd and it installed and loaded w/o problem. Then put in
> original PC and no can read error comes up.
>
> Have talked w/WDC T/S and they say it not drive and I agree. I've changed
> cables tween HD and MB with no diff results.
>
> Two or three hairs short of hairless. Any help will be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> KenP
>
>
From: LVTravel on 8 Apr 2010 14:50


"DL" <invalid(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Is this a sata or ide drive, and if sata what sata version does your mobo.
> controller support?
>
> "KenP" <KenP(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:45E59A1F-3BA7-49D7-89FD-F226B8ACC4EF(a)microsoft.com...
>> Posted in XP General but recommended I post in Hardware so here goes.
>>
>> Dell Dimension PC w/Win XP Pro - Started getting msg bout hard disk
>> Failure on startup. Ran diagnostics and rec'd error code indicating
>> drive
>> was failing.
>>
>> Purchased and installed new WD Cav Blue drive. Drive has Zip Drive on
>> same
>> cable. Tried all kinds of combos. Removed zip, reset jumpers and still XP
>> will not load. Initial blue screen comes up indicating set up is checking
>> configuration then screen goes black and that's it.
>>
>> Thought it mite be cause new drive not partitioned so put drive in
>> another
>> PC w/same XP O/S cd and it installed and loaded w/o problem. Then put in
>> original PC and no can read error comes up.
>>
>> Have talked w/WDC T/S and they say it not drive and I agree. I've changed
>> cables tween HD and MB with no diff results.
>>
>> Two or three hairs short of hairless. Any help will be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> KenP
>>
>>

DL, the ZIP drive doesn't come in SATA "on the same cable" as the WD drive
so has to be PATA (EIDE.) I posted comment in other thread about the ZIP
drive and jumper settings. The internal IDE ZIP drive has caused issues in
many computers if not set properly. I still think the OP has jumper issues.

From: DL on 9 Apr 2010 03:46
Yep, I missed the zip comment

"LVTravel" <none(a)nothere.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "DL" <invalid(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:#6jpxSy1KHA.140(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Is this a sata or ide drive, and if sata what sata version does your
>> mobo. controller support?
>>
>> "KenP" <KenP(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:45E59A1F-3BA7-49D7-89FD-F226B8ACC4EF(a)microsoft.com...
>>> Posted in XP General but recommended I post in Hardware so here goes.
>>>
>>> Dell Dimension PC w/Win XP Pro - Started getting msg bout hard disk
>>> Failure on startup. Ran diagnostics and rec'd error code indicating
>>> drive
>>> was failing.
>>>
>>> Purchased and installed new WD Cav Blue drive. Drive has Zip Drive on
>>> same
>>> cable. Tried all kinds of combos. Removed zip, reset jumpers and still
>>> XP
>>> will not load. Initial blue screen comes up indicating set up is
>>> checking
>>> configuration then screen goes black and that's it.
>>>
>>> Thought it mite be cause new drive not partitioned so put drive in
>>> another
>>> PC w/same XP O/S cd and it installed and loaded w/o problem. Then put in
>>> original PC and no can read error comes up.
>>>
>>> Have talked w/WDC T/S and they say it not drive and I agree. I've
>>> changed
>>> cables tween HD and MB with no diff results.
>>>
>>> Two or three hairs short of hairless. Any help will be greatly
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> KenP
>>>
>>>
>
> DL, the ZIP drive doesn't come in SATA "on the same cable" as the WD drive
> so has to be PATA (EIDE.) I posted comment in other thread about the ZIP
> drive and jumper settings. The internal IDE ZIP drive has caused issues
> in many computers if not set properly. I still think the OP has jumper
> issues.

From: KenP on 12 Apr 2010 09:15
PATA/Ide

"DL" wrote:

> Is this a sata or ide drive, and if sata what sata version does your mobo.
> controller support?
>
> "KenP" <KenP(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:45E59A1F-3BA7-49D7-89FD-F226B8ACC4EF(a)microsoft.com...
> > Posted in XP General but recommended I post in Hardware so here goes.
> >
> > Dell Dimension PC w/Win XP Pro - Started getting msg bout hard disk
> > Failure on startup. Ran diagnostics and rec'd error code indicating drive
> > was failing.
> >
> > Purchased and installed new WD Cav Blue drive. Drive has Zip Drive on same
> > cable. Tried all kinds of combos. Removed zip, reset jumpers and still XP
> > will not load. Initial blue screen comes up indicating set up is checking
> > configuration then screen goes black and that's it.
> >
> > Thought it mite be cause new drive not partitioned so put drive in another
> > PC w/same XP O/S cd and it installed and loaded w/o problem. Then put in
> > original PC and no can read error comes up.
> >
> > Have talked w/WDC T/S and they say it not drive and I agree. I've changed
> > cables tween HD and MB with no diff results.
> >
> > Two or three hairs short of hairless. Any help will be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > KenP
> >
> >
> .
>
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