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Title: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: BuyDell on July 11, 2010, 03:08:51 PM: Does this just mean the HD is not responsing...? I checked all connections and they seem fine. HD is over 10 years old...
Title: Re: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: Computer_Commando on July 11, 2010, 03:21:38 PM: Probably the HD, but you should try another device (HD or CD-ROM) in the motherboard IDE connector to make sure the motherboard controller hasn't failed. If more than 1 device on IDE cable, the failure of 1 will cause the error you see.
Title: Re: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: BluerjB on July 11, 2010, 03:22:34 PM: check if your cable is back my using another ata/sata cable and chack if you have the right jumper settings
Title: Re: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: BuyDell on July 11, 2010, 03:28:03 PM: Jumper setting were never changed....

Cable checks good...

Thank you
Title: Re: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: Salmon Trout on July 11, 2010, 03:43:48 PM: Quote from: BuyDell on July 11, 2010, 03:08:51 PM
HD is over 10 years old...

That is old for a hard drive.

Quote from: BluerjB
using another ata/sata cable

If it's over 10 years old it won't have a SATA cable attached to it.
Title: Re: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: BuyDell on July 21, 2010, 06:41:51 AM: Quote from: Computer_Commando on July 11, 2010, 03:21:38 PM
Probably the HD, but you should try another device (HD or CD-ROM) in the motherboard IDE connector to make sure the motherboard controller hasn't failed. If more than 1 device on IDE cable, the failure of 1 will cause the error you see.

The other devices work. Here is what I have found. I disconnected each HD individually and it still doesn't find the other HD. AS a matter of fact, when I go into the BIOS and the setup menu, it shows you the order in which it will boot. And it tell you the name/make of each device. But under IDE HD is says none, as if there aren't there...One of the HDs is only 2 years old.

Any other suggestions...?
Title: Re: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: Computer_Commando on July 21, 2010, 10:46:20 AM: Quote from: BuyDell on July 21, 2010, 06:41:51 AM
The other devices work. Here is what I have found. I disconnected each HD individually and it still doesn't find the other HD. AS a matter of fact, when I go into the BIOS and the setup menu, it shows you the order in which it will boot. And it tell you the name/make of each device. But under IDE HD is says none, as if there aren't there...
Not enough info.
1. IDE cables: 40-conductor or 80-conductor?
2. Jumper settings: CS-Cable Select. MS-Master. SL-Slave
http://www.mikeshardware.com/howtos/howto_connect_ide_hd.html
Title: Re: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: southpaw63119 on July 21, 2010, 11:29:59 AM: Quote from: BuyDell on July 21, 2010, 06:41:51 AM
The other devices work. Here is what I have found. I disconnected each HD individually and it still doesn't find the other HD. AS a matter of fact, when I go into the BIOS and the setup menu, it shows you the order in which it will boot. And it tell you the name/make of each device. But under IDE HD is says none, as if there aren't there...One of the HDs is only 2 years old.

Any other suggestions...?

When you disconnected each hard drive (as described), did you place the remaining hard drive on the end of the connecting cable?
Title: Re: On Bootup It says Primary Drive Failed Slave Drive failed.....
Post by: BuyDell on July 21, 2010, 12:21:49 PM: Quote from: southpaw63119 on July 21, 2010, 11:29:59 AM
When you disconnected each hard drive (as described), did you place the remaining hard drive on the end of the connecting cable?

No i didn't. I will try that !