[Ham-Computers] Strange cable problem (word to the wise)

[Dale Miller]

I've encountered that problem before...
Made many a mistake when being in a rush or just over happy to be close 
to finished with a project.
Most times I will just put it to the side for a night and look it over 
the next day.
Needless to say I will find my mistake or oversite then.
LOL the we are all human.....

73's
Dale Miller, KC2CBD



WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

>Group,
>
>I've been slowly upgrading the drives in our main machine here (Microsoft 
>wastes a lot of space with their continuing bug and security fixes) plus my 
>scanned for reprint TM's and NAVSHIPS keep outrunning the available space.  I've 
>also had some issues with MS updates not booting properly after installation 
>that required reinstalling the OS and all applications.  So I wanted a backup 
>boot drive that I could stop the system boot, go to CMOS setup, and change the 
>boot drive from 0 to 1 and get back to the before update status with.  I 
>installed a second 60 GB Maxtor and brought it up as a replacement boot drive but 
>didn't actually use it as such.  Worked fine as just a data drive but CMOS didn't 
>recognize it during boot.  And wouldn't boot from it when I set the boot 
>device to HDD1 instead of HDD0.  After plugging in and unplugging the ATA cable 
>several time, the Slave connector broke and came apart.  After several AS's and 
>GD's, I examined the connector with a magnifying glass and discovered that one 
>of the contacts was bent over and touching the ground rail (nothing to do 
>with why it broke so far as I can tell).  Must have happened when Maxtor built 
>it, as it came with the first 60GB drive.  So the word to the wise is don't 
>assume a device is bad when it misbehaves just because the cable that came with it 
>was sealed in a nice heat-sealed bag.
>
>Robert Downs - Houston
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