Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:30:44 -0800 From: "Joshua" <joshua@submatrix.com> To: "Rick Hamell" <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com>, "Scott" <scottro@despammed.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 40 and 80 pin cable and UDMA errors Message-ID: <000d01c16ca3$990698e0$6e01a8c0@praxis> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0111131655290.20784-100000@heorot.1nova.com>
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never had any problems with roudning them all my cables have been hand rounded. And a ATA66 cable is the same as a ATA100 cable. -Joshua ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Hamell" <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> To: "Scott" <scottro@despammed.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 4:59 PM Subject: Re: 40 and 80 pin cable and UDMA errors > > > As I said, judging from deja, it seems to be a very common problem, with > > people often suggesting that the problem is the hard drive. So, I figured > > I'd post this to let people know that it can often be resolved by simply > > putting in better quality IDE cable, that doesn't have to be > > expensive. There were enough hits on deja so that I think Ms. Anderson > > should put it in her book's next edition. :) > > Yep... but be aware though that ANY curves in the cable can be a > cause also. UDMA cables and SCSI cables especially do not like to be bent > at all. If you do need to bend them (and I don't know anyone who > dosen't,:) keep the curves as smooth as you can. Don't tie the cables back > on them selves with wire ties. Don't bend the cable in half. Don't bend > the cable to the point where you need a to crease it to hold the shape. > > Rick > > ******************************************************************* > Rick's FreeBSD Web page http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd > Ace Logan's Hardware Guide http://hw.shatteredcrystal.com > ***FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! http://www.freebsd.org > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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