Actually, it might not be the drive. I just had it happen this morning without that drive in the system (after the computer was on all night). Now I think the power supply might be going south......
> It's been running ok so the jumpers should be set correctly. Have you > replaced the IDE cable? > > I had this happen to me with a Western Digital drive. Go to the Western > Digital web site and get their diagnostic software. Try to run it on the > drive. You may have to disconnect your main hard drive and run the WD drive > as a master to run the diagnostics. Check your jumper settings when you do > this. On the drive I had, the diagnostics couldn't even see the drive at > all. It was toast. WD has an easy RMA process. > > Ben Moore > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 6:59 PM > Subject: PCWorks: Hard Drive Problems > > > > A 40 gig WD hard drive (WD400) I recently added to my system seems to be > > sick. The system shuts down when the drive is accessed. Pulling the > drive > > allows the system to run normally. The drive was working fine for about 2 > > months and the computer started shuting down for no reason I could figure > > until I pulled the drive.... ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
