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#294488 - 02/03/2007 22:45 Hard drives do not spin anymore.....
burdell1 old hand Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 931 Loc: Minnetonka, MN	I have a MKII empeg with 2 hard drives. I lately have been getting the dreaded "No Hard Drive Found" error (which I thought might be caused by a loose IDE cable connection. However, today after my empeg wouldn't boot up at all i got worried so I took it apart. It doesn't seem that the hard drives are spinning at all. I didn't see anything in the FAQ about hard drives not spinning, but i might have missed it. Any suggestions on what might cause it? Edited by burdell1 (03/03/2007 13:46)
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#294489 - 03/03/2007 06:55 Re: Hard drive(s) do not spin anymore..... [Re: burdell1]
AndrewT old hand Registered: 16/02/2002 Posts: 867 Loc: Oxford, UK	Because the empeg's hard drive is powered through the IDE cable, a regular connection problem has the potential to deny the hard drive its power. Check here for the IDE cable pinouts.
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#294490 - 03/03/2007 19:27 Re: Hard drives do not spin anymore..... [Re: burdell1]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31597 Loc: Seattle, WA	Quote: I didn't see anything in the FAQ about hard drives not spinning, but i might have missed it. Is this only on AC-adapter power, or does it happen both at home and in the car? If it only happens in one or the other location, then... (from in the usual place): Quote: # Not enough juice to spin up the disk drives, for instance, if the AC adapter is faulty or if there is something wrong with the power supply wiring in the car. Otherwise, go carefully through every single bullet point on that list. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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