Hard Drive Update

[GepperRankins]

you may remember i had a hard-drive that wouldnt format properly.

i never bothered unplugging itt and about half an hour ago i noticed a spark on my bodged connection so i put a clothes peg on it and now it works fine :rolleyes:


thanks for all your help anyways :01:

[peat moss]

Originally posted by GepperRankins@19 June 2004 - 22:14
you may remember i had a hard-drive that wouldnt format properly.

i never bothered unplugging itt and about half an hour ago i noticed a spark on my bodged connection so i put a clothes peg on it and now it works fine :rolleyes:


thanks for all your help anyways :01:
:lol: Sooo is it set as master or slave ? :D

Edit: Rossco, me thinks this might be deserving of a pin in your guide . :lol:

[clocker]

Originally posted by GepperRankins@19 June 2004 - 23:14


i never bothered unplugging itt and about half an hour ago i noticed a spark on my bodged connection so i put a clothes peg on it and now it works fine :rolleyes:



April Fool's was several weeks ago.

I'm amazed that you had a clothes pin lying around....haven't seen one of them for many years.

[GepperRankins]

just the wooden peg, cant even take a picture of the arrangement cos my camera doesnt work now <_< .. if its not one its t&#39;other :rolleyes:

http://www.sinpo.poznan.pl/obrazy/21.jpg



and peat moss :angry:



he knows why :lol: :P :lol:

[Virtualbody1234]

A clothes peg??? Surely there must be a better way to fix it.

[clocker]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@20 June 2004 - 06:56
A clothes peg??? Surely there must be a better way to fix it.
Bloody purist.

[GepperRankins]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@20 June 2004 - 13:56
A clothes peg??? Surely there must be a better way to fix it.
i found some connector blocks or whatever theyre called. i&#39;ll put them on next time my pc is off

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by clocker+20 June 2004 - 08:03--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 20 June 2004 - 08:03)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@20 June 2004 - 06:56
A clothes peg??? Surely there must be a better way to fix it.
Bloody purist. [/b][/quote]
Sorry. :(

[clocker]

Early Datsun 240Zs had a problem with fuel vaporization- mainly due to the incredibly stupid routing of the metal fuel delivery pipe right over the exhaust manifold.
Datsun&#39;s original "factory" fix was to clamp several wooden clothespins to the metal pipe in an attempt to dissipate the heat.
I always thought it was hilarious to open the hood of an immaculate Z car and see a row of clothespins alongside the valve cover.

Stupid fix for a stupid problem.

[Virtualbody1234]

Ah. Vapor lock.

[clocker]

Exactly.

Even more amazing, rather than simply rerouting the fuel line ( which is what I did early on) Datsun left it in place and spent the next 8 years trying to effectively insulate it.
This problem only got worse with the switch to fuel injection in 1976.
The combination of the required high fuel pressure and low air pressure at my altitude was deadly.

[GepperRankins]

let this ttopic be a testiment to my ingenuity not stupidity :01:

[tesco]

Originally posted by GepperRankins+20 June 2004 - 09:05--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (GepperRankins @ 20 June 2004 - 09:05)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@20 June 2004 - 13:56
A clothes peg??? Surely there must be a better way to fix it.
i found some connector blocks or whatever theyre called. i&#39;ll put them on next time my pc is off [/b][/quote]
:lol: What the hell, you have other connectors but instead you choose to use a clothe pin to fix a broken power connector? You do know that if it shorts out again teh hard drive may not work anymore, or at least the data will probably be destroyed...

@peat moss, my guide isn&#39;t about hardware :lol: but maybe ill think of adding it :ermm:

[clocker]

OK.

Sure.

[GepperRankins]

:cry1:

i did it with connector blocks and now its getting the same old problems

[Champ]

should ur HDD be set as master or slave?

and same question for cd drive

thanks

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by Champ@20 June 2004 - 11:49
should ur HDD be set as master or slave?

and same question for cd drive

thanks
Yes.

[tesco]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234+20 June 2004 - 14:56--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Virtualbody1234 @ 20 June 2004 - 14:56)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Champ@20 June 2004 - 11:49
should ur HDD be set as master or slave?

and same question for cd drive

thanks
Yes. [/b][/quote]
man, you guys are getting really unhelpful these days. <_<

If you have only a cd drive and a hard drive, then setup the hard drive as master on the primary IDE cable, and set the cd drive up as master on the secondary IDE cable.

If you find it easier to just use one IDE cable, then set the cd drive as slave and attach it to the primary ide cable along with teh hard drive set as master.

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 20:44
man, you guys are getting really unhelpful these days. <_<
People in glass houses

[tesco]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+20 June 2004 - 15:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 20 June 2004 - 15:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 20:44
man, you guys are getting really unhelpful these days. <_<
People in glass houses [/b][/quote]
:huh:

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+20 June 2004 - 22:43--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 20 June 2004 - 22:43)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@20 June 2004 - 15:53
<!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 20:44
man, you guys are getting really unhelpful these days. <_<
People in glass houses
:huh: [/b][/quote]
I&#39;m calling you a slow, dimwitted twat who gives poor advice. Of course, you&#39;re too much of a slow, dimwitted twat to understand that

[Tormentor]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+20 June 2004 - 21:46--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 20 June 2004 - 21:46)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 22:43

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@20 June 2004 - 15:53
<!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 20:44
man, you guys are getting really unhelpful these days. <_<
People in glass houses
:huh:
I&#39;m calling you a slow, dimwitted twat who gives poor advice. Of course, you&#39;re too much of a slow, dimwitted twat to understand that [/b][/quote]
He gives much better advice then you do.

[tesco]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+20 June 2004 - 23:46--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob &#064; 20 June 2004 - 23:46)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 22:43

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@20 June 2004 - 15:53
<!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 20:44
man, you guys are getting really unhelpful these days. <_<
People in glass houses
:huh:
I&#39;m calling you a slow, dimwitted twat who gives poor advice. Of course, you&#39;re too much of a slow, dimwitted twat to understand that [/b][/quote]
I haven&#39;t seen you give any advice at all in months. I have helped a few people with my advice, so just fuck off.

[clocker]

Children, children, children.

Did we get up on the wrong side of the bed today?

[GepperRankins]

the HDD is sett up as master on secondery IDE, the bios finds itt and windows finds it. it just wont format

[Virtualbody1234]

Children, children, children.

Did we get up on the wrong side of the bed today?
Yes.

[Champ]

Rossco actually has helped me out alot as has clocker, bigdawgfoxx and VB and kai so thank you all of you

[tesco]

Originally posted by clocker@21 June 2004 - 08:39
Children, children, children.

Did we get up on the wrong side of the bed today?
yes, my mom is home from work and she&#39;s walkin&#39; round the house in flip-flops at 7am :angry:

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+21 June 2004 - 13:13--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 21 June 2004 - 13:13)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@20 June 2004 - 23:46

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 22:43

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@20 June 2004 - 15:53
<!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 20:44
man, you guys are getting really unhelpful these days. <_<
People in glass houses
:huh:
I&#39;m calling you a slow, dimwitted twat who gives poor advice. Of course, you&#39;re too much of a slow, dimwitted twat to understand that
I haven&#39;t seen you give any advice at all in months. I have helped a few people with my advice, so just fuck off. [/b][/quote]
You should remember that a lot of posts were &#39;lost&#39; in the board hacking incident/team chat theft. I&#39;ve helped more people in my time at the board than you have.

You should also know that just because I&#39;m not on the board as frequently as I used to be, that doesn&#39;t mean I&#39;m not helping people out...

@ VB & Clocker, shut the fuck up. You want to stop calling everyone "kids", "children"? It gets incredibly frustrating

[Spicker]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+21 June 2004 - 17:56--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob &#064; 21 June 2004 - 17:56)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@21 June 2004 - 13:13

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@20 June 2004 - 23:46

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 22:43

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@20 June 2004 - 15:53
<!--QuoteBegin-ROSSCO_2004@20 June 2004 - 20:44
man, you guys are getting really unhelpful these days. <_<
People in glass houses
:huh:
I&#39;m calling you a slow, dimwitted twat who gives poor advice. Of course, you&#39;re too much of a slow, dimwitted twat to understand that
I haven&#39;t seen you give any advice at all in months. I have helped a few people with my advice, so just fuck off.
You should remember that a lot of posts were &#39;lost&#39; in the board hacking incident/team chat theft. I&#39;ve helped more people in my time at the board than you have.

You should also know that just because I&#39;m not on the board as frequently as I used to be, that doesn&#39;t mean I&#39;m not helping people out...

@ VB & Clocker, shut the fuck up. You want to stop calling everyone "kids", "children"? It gets incredibly frustrating [/b][/quote]
listen n00b STFU&#33; :lol: :lol:

cudnt think of a comeback...

but dont u dare say STFU to vb and clocker :angry:

be a good n00b now :P

EDIT: also dont say STFU To rosco... fogot about him :lol:

[tesco]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@21 June 2004 - 12:17

EDIT: also dont say STFU To rosco... fogot about him :lol:
nice. :rolleyes:

[GepperRankins]

i think i&#39;ll never get it working properly it seems skitzophrenic

one day it fomats and works properly, the next..
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/TheDave/poopoo.jpg

i checked the site and it says its probably a failing cable :rolleyes:

so now i need to find a new IDE or maybe my motherboard is broken there too :unsure:

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@21 June 2004 - 10:56
@ VB & Clocker, shut the fuck up. You want to stop calling everyone "kids", "children"? It gets incredibly frustrating
Where did I call anyone "Kids" or "children"?

I&#39;ll leave it at that, for now...

[Virtualbody1234]

Sorry about your topic, GepperRankins. :(

[GepperRankins]

funny how i wasnt bothered abouut the peeople who werent helpful at first but angry at the ones who tried to defend my stupiity :angry: :lol:

[lynx]

Originally posted by GepperRankins@21 June 2004 - 17:46
i think i&#39;ll never get it working properly it seems skitzophrenic

one day it fomats and works properly, the next..
http://img69.photobucket.com/albums/v210/TheDave/poopoo.jpg

i checked the site and it says its probably a failing cable :rolleyes:

so now i need to find a new IDE or maybe my motherboard is broken there too :unsure:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I didn&#39;t promise :P

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by jaigandhi5@21 June 2004 - 17:17
listen n00b STFU&#33; :lol: :lol:

cudnt think of a comeback...

but dont u dare say STFU to vb and clocker :angry:

be a good n00b now :P

EDIT: also dont say STFU To rosco... fogot about him :lol:
And who the fuck are you?

@VB, I think it&#39;s rather funny you say you&#39;ll "leave it at that now"... :lol:

Am I supposed to be scared that the big bad mod will moderate me? In case you hadn&#39;t noticed, I couldn&#39;t give a fuck.

[tesco]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+21 June 2004 - 13:27--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 21 June 2004 - 13:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-jaigandhi5@21 June 2004 - 17:17
listen n00b STFU&#33;&nbsp; :lol:&nbsp; :lol:

cudnt think of a comeback...

but dont u dare say STFU to vb and clocker&nbsp; :angry:

be a good n00b now :P

EDIT: also dont say STFU To rosco... fogot about him&nbsp; :lol:
And who the fuck are you?

@VB, I think it&#39;s rather funny you say you&#39;ll "leave it at that now"... :lol:

Am I supposed to be scared that the big bad mod will moderate me? In case you hadn&#39;t noticed, I couldn&#39;t give a fuck. [/b][/quote]
Your getting to be a real asshole. why don&#39;t you just ignore this forum if your just gonna fight with everyone on it. You aren&#39;t doing anything constructive being here, just leave.

[Super Dude]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@21 June 2004 - 16:56
I&#39;m calling you a slow, dimwitted twat who gives poor advice. Of course, you&#39;re too much of a slow, dimwitted twat to understand that
3rd gen noob,

If you want to criticize someone&#39;s way of giving an advice, I&#39;d suggest you do it in a polite manner.

I think Rossco is a kind person, and have helped many in hardware world.

[kaiweiler]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+21 June 2004 - 14:41--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 21 June 2004 - 14:41)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@21 June 2004 - 13:27
<!--QuoteBegin-jaigandhi5@21 June 2004 - 17:17
listen n00b STFU&#33; :lol: :lol:

cudnt think of a comeback...

but dont u dare say STFU to vb and clocker :angry:

be a good n00b now :P

EDIT: also dont say STFU To rosco... fogot about him :lol:
And who the fuck are you?

@VB, I think it&#39;s rather funny you say you&#39;ll "leave it at that now"... :lol:

Am I supposed to be scared that the big bad mod will moderate me? In case you hadn&#39;t noticed, I couldn&#39;t give a fuck.
Your getting to be a real asshole. why don&#39;t you just ignore this forum if your just gonna fight with everyone on it. You aren&#39;t doing anything constructive being here, just leave. [/b][/quote]
I aggree with you rossco, I remember when 3rd gen used to be helpful and informative
now he&#39;s just being an asshole... <_<

[Duffman]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@21 June 2004 - 11:56
@ VB & Clocker, shut the fuck up. You want to stop calling everyone "kids", "children"? It gets incredibly frustrating


Sounds kinda like when a 6 year old kid tells his mom to stop calling him a child then he throws a hissy fit...