New Hardrive

**lynx** · 07-13-2004, 05:27 PM

Maximum IDE bus speed with a 40 connector cable is 33MHz.

Maximum speed (depending on mobo and HDD) with 80 connector cable is 133MHz, 4 times as fast. I think that HDD has a max speed of 100MHz though, only 3 times as fast.

ok, one last time. Hdd's should be run together, you shouldn't mix Hdd's and cd together.

Just for clarity, this is total bullshit. There are conditions where you shouldn't mix hdd and cd-rw on the same cable, for cd write performance, but that's not what is happening here.

Edit: typo

**tesco** · 07-13-2004, 05:42 PM

Originally posted by SingaBoiy@13 July 2004 - 12:01
Maybe Rossco can help us out.

If i had a choice who to have help me i'd choose Lynx.

And he posted, follow what he said.

**kaiweiler** · 07-13-2004, 05:52 PM

Hey Wile, I've got a few 80pin IDE cables layin around if you wanna use one of em. You can pick it up when you come pick up your new graphics card.
Your probably not getting the error with the HD your using now because it is a 5gb really slow HD and it is meant to use the 40pin cables. The faster new HD is meant to use 80pin cables, which you probably aren't using, so you get the error.

**scottwile** · 07-13-2004, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by kaiweiler@13 July 2004 - 14:00
Hey Wile, I've got a few 80pin IDE cables layin around if you wanna use one of em. You can pick it up when you come pick up your new graphics card.
Your probably not getting the error with the HD your using now because it is a 5gb really slow HD and it is meant to use the 40pin cables. The faster new HD is meant to use 80pin cables, which you probably aren't using, so you get the error.

i'm using your 30gb fireball 5400rmp

**kaiweiler** · 07-13-2004, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by scottwile+13 July 2004 - 14:28--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (scottwile @ 13 July 2004 - 14:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-kaiweiler@13 July 2004 - 14:00
Hey Wile, I've got a few 80pin IDE cables layin around if you wanna use one of em. You can pick it up when you come pick up your new graphics card.
Your probably not getting the error with the HD your using now because it is a 5gb really slow HD and it is meant to use the 40pin cables. The faster new HD is meant to use 80pin cables, which you probably aren't using, so you get the error.

i'm using your 30gb fireball 5400rmp [/b][/quote]
Well when I was using that as my storage drive I got that message as well. It wasn't an error though, it was just a message during POST. It contiuned to load up fine and work perfectly for a storage drive.
Do you actually get an windowed error or is it just a message during POST?

**SingaBoiy** · 07-13-2004, 06:32 PM

Originally posted by kaiweiler+13 July 2004 - 09:39--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kaiweiler @ 13 July 2004 - 09:39)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by scottwile@13 July 2004 - 14:28
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@13 July 2004 - 14:00
Hey Wile, I've got a few 80pin IDE cables layin around if you wanna use one of em. You can pick it up when you come pick up your new graphics card.
Your probably not getting the error with the HD your using now because it is a 5gb really slow HD and it is meant to use the 40pin cables. The faster new HD is meant to use 80pin cables, which you probably aren't using, so you get the error.

i'm using your 30gb fireball 5400rmp

Well when I was using that as my storage drive I got that message as well. It wasn't an error though, it was just a message during POST. It contiuned to load up fine and work perfectly for a storage drive.
Do you actually get an windowed error or is it just a message during POST? [/b][/quote]
Yea, i wasnt getting it as an error either. Just a message.

**scottwile** · 07-13-2004, 08:43 PM

during the post when its checking the IDE drives it takes a while and then the message comes up and the bottom of the screen.

**Chewie** · 07-13-2004, 11:26 PM

Jesus H fucking Christ, how can anyone reply to this topic without either knowing or researching the answer?

How many IDE drives do any of you see with 80 pins on them?
If anyone said a number higher than 0, then to the back of the class with you. The message does not say pins, it says conductors.

ATA66 and faster IDE devices require that you use a cable with 40 pins and 80-strand ribbon to transfer data at that (burst) speed.

The message is telling you that the mobo and drive can utilise 80-strand cable but only the older-standard 40-strand is fitted.
So, armed with this info it's not too difficult a task to change it for just about the only type of cable that is currently available, is it? Of course, should you open the case and find 80-strand cable in there, there's a problem with it and it needs to be changed anyway.