Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:13:31 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Terribile <materribile@yahoo.com> To: Joey Mingrone <joey@mingrone.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Subject: Re: drive / IDE controller questions Message-ID: <20040323191331.794.qmail@web21110.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200403231224.59257.joey@mingrone.org>
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[Joey Mingrone]
> I don't think the problem is with the drive itself overheating ...
> ... I tried the touch-test ... and the drive seems warm, but ... not hot.
> ... the front case fan is doing a pretty good job. ... there was a
> pretty good breeze blowing right around the drive itself.
Two long shots: First, have you tried a new cable to the driver? It's
possible the old one is marginal. (And make sure the driver jumpers are
not loose.) Second, have you checked that the drive has a good ground
connection to the power supply (not just the case mounting)? It's possible
to have just enough resistance that the signals will be affected. You might
try another connector; if the connectors are daisy-chained, you might try
the one nearest the power supply. (I had a car that came from the factory
with a marginal ground on the fuel-injection computer.) Of course, if you
have a scope, you can check for stray ground voltages on the case.
As I recall, you already made sure that the power supply is adequate on
both the +5 and +12?
Mark Terribile
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