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Dell dimension 4300 IDE Problem

  • 10-07-2005 6:31pm
    #1
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭


    My hard drive in my Dell Dimension 4300 has recently got corrupted (it was 60GB) I then decided to replace my corrupted HDD with a 8GB one I had from before. After I had replaced the hard drive I rebooted the system again. Now all my IDE devices say Unknown IDE Device. When i go into boot sequence it had CD Rom Drive (Not Installed) and Hard Drive (not installed). The only IDE device it does detect is the floppy disk. I have flashed the bios to A04 but after flashing the bios I still had no luck. I have checked the IDE bus 2 times and it seems to be all correctly plugged in. If anyone can find a solution apart from buy a new motherboard please tell me.


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  • #2
    kmb
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    the cable select pins are the same
    one should be master,1 slave.

    8 gig was probably from another computer as slave.

    regds kieran


  • #3
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    erm i had the pins right. I have put the old one in and it writes and reads for a bit but a lot is corrupted is there anyway I can repair the whole disk before installing XP (because i cant because it wont write)


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