hard drive wont work?

dransy · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2005 Karma :

Right ladies and gentlemen . i took everything outta my comp to clean it and sort it out.

Put it all back together and now one of my hd's wont work... it has power going to it , its set as slave , and ide cabels are plugged in but its not getting detected or anything..

Any ideas?
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techierob · Traffic Copper Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Karma :

are there any other devices on the same chain? If so, are they jumpered correctly?
Is the cable plugged in the wrong way round at one end? Are all the connections bedded in properly? Are there any bent pins on the IDE slot on either the drive or motherboard?

daz|n00by · The Internet Joined: 11 May 2004 Karma :

Is it detected in the bios?
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dransy · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2005 Karma :

No its not detected in the bios , and as far as im away there ar no bent pins.

Could it be my ide cabel thats screwed? cos its twisted like crap and it is fairly old now ?
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daz|n00by · The Internet Joined: 11 May 2004 Karma :

ok do the obvious first... check the power to the hdd.. change the ide lead... make sure its set to master or slave (which ever you need it as) make sure its plugged into the mo board correctly.

Go in to the bios and set it to auto detect and see if it shows.
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GodzGift · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 May 2006 Karma :

probably knackered

dransy · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2005 Karma :

cheers for that , turns out i had 2 bent pins on my mother board Thumbs Up

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Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles