Somebody mentioned a pozidrive bit. What is this bit and what is the difference between these bits and a Phillips bit?
earlier, Trouble, wrote: >Just one note to think on here. The jumper settings can be different >according to manufactures. For some to be set as master it needs no >jumper on pins. If its a modern drive. The jumper settings along with >drive info should be written on a sticker stuck on the drive. > >At 01:47 PM 1/29/2007, you wrote: > > >to determine jumper positions on hard drives, CD drives and other IDE/ATA > >components do the following... > > > >run your finger across the pin array. this will be anything between 3 pair > >and 5 pair config. in otherwords 6 pins (3 top row 3 bottom row.) > >master on CD > >drives is pins 3 and 6 in other words the last pin top row and last pin > >bottom row to the right. next to the ribbon cable bit. you can > feel where the > >jumper block is by using your finger nail to track the block which is either > >plastic or metal with conductors inside. to move the jumper, use a pair of > >tweesers to pull out the jumper block. then with your finger just > >push the block > >in the pin set you want. just remember for CD drives there are 3 places to > >direct the jumper block so by default its to the right next to the > >ribbon port > >for master and centre top and bottom for slave. they will be detected by > >the BIOS automatically in most cases. if you have a problem. load > the BIOS at > >power up and go to standard CMOS which is where most of the time you will > >find drives including HDD and CD and FDD etc. > > > >the best thing is to check the bios and tell it to check each port IDE 1 > >master and slave and IDE 2 Master and slave. set them to auto if it is award > >BIOS. it can be difficult for most blind users but being an > >experienced computer > >tech I have used many different BIOS types for servicing and can fix them > > > >lew > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >Tim >trouble >"Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." >--Sam Brown > >Blindeudora list owner. >To subscribe or info: ><http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora>http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.14/657 - Release Date: >1/29/2007 9:04 AM John -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.15/659 - Release Date: 1/30/2007 9:31 AM To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
