Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Just tried removing the HD altogether, and disconnecting HD >cable, and upon restart I got a flashing Q mark, then was able to boot >from CD. > >Do you think it's the HD cable, or the whole HD logic board connector? >Would the latter require a new logic board? Pismo has two entirely separate ATA busses, an Ultra-DMA/66 internal HD bus, and an ATA Expansion Bay bus. So it's entirely possible the HD bus is fried and the EB bus is not. If that's the case, the MLB is kaput, only cure is replacement.
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