From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 6 14:37:03 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0038106564A for ; Fri, 6 Jan 2012 14:37:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gobble.wa@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93C5B8FC08 for ; Fri, 6 Jan 2012 14:37:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iadj38 with SMTP id j38so3871069iad.13 for ; Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:37:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=em5LL8ib5w2z/GhCFLCH0grVgXkC1yP9EFmnqDTaC2Y=; b=n2GNhbRNfHqubNL2CH/Gi7UWQ7uP8OEFy4prVrj5aSxOUSmPcYAfojBtfmXc6Us3Cg 64TaZOA7CGy0ry+DTKorWrclCfZbHe7KDnm3XEsCYprzELENw2CfY54puKgIx4XR8bd0 SCMd5sx0VIifg+IWrFLXmqrgn5PlocG3RdkgI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.214.39 with SMTP id nx7mr7566065igc.6.1325860622945; Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:37:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.31.65 with HTTP; Fri, 6 Jan 2012 06:37:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1325848888.86578.YahooMailNeo@web36504.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <4F0517BA.1050405@mykitchentable.net> <1325819792.82542.YahooMailNeo@web36502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1325848888.86578.YahooMailNeo@web36504.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 06:37:02 -0800 Message-ID: From: Waitman Gobble To: Bill Tillman Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: 9.0-RELEASE amd64 Bricked My Hard Drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:37:04 -0000 On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:21 AM, Bill Tillman wrote: > > I had been running a similar computer with Windows XP with it. The > drive was working fine a few moments before I did the install. I have > a utility to test hard drives which boots from CD but like I said, when > this drive is on a cable connected to any machine, booting is a > non-option. I have an old IDE controller but it's ISA and I have > not ISA slots on this computer. Looks like I may have to try the USB > drive boot option to get on with this rescue. > > Weirdness.. ok, i was wondering - you said you installed an old drive to check it out, and I was thinking hmm 80gb, maybe setting on the shelf for a decade :) I do recall having a similar issue with a drive, but it was years and years ago- my memory hazed, and not necessarily (probably not) related to FreeBSD install. If you aren't getting POST then it sounds hardware related to me. Good Luck, Waitman