Hi Ky!
> > Right -- I have a copy of SpinRite here but haven't used it as much as
> > probably should, sort of the "if it's not broke don't fix it"
> KM> If it's an old copy, fer ghu's sakes don't use it on a modern
> KM> hard disk. I haven't trusted it since Gibson refused to even
> KM> acknowledge the bug (screwed up early IDE drives). Modern HDs do
> KM> quite well at their own error fixing anyway.
> It's the current or near-current version -- I haven't been told of an
> update being available since I purchased.
KM> Current in its case means 1992 with a new version number. :/
From what I've been told he improved quite a bit of the code since then
but I have to go by what I'm told as don't have old versions to compare
nor do I know how to read the stuff.
> One would think! Sort of reminds me of a computer I put a tape drive in
> to (and yes, this was several years ago!<g>). Tape drive didn't work,
> and of course nothing in the troubleshooting section helped.
> Instructions also didn't mention an on-screen message I was supposed to
> get as it was acknowledged by the system (IMO would have been nice to
> know). Tested the voltage at the Molex connector - good. Maybe when
> under load it fails? Installed a Y-connector; tape drive worked!
> Didn't bother with testing and yes, left the Y splitter in there!
KM> Ah, now that one I can tell ya... sometimes the little innard on
KM> the female molex plug gets stretched, and won't contact certain
KM> male plugs very well. When you find one that makes contact, you
KM> leave it in there!
Probably so, or else a male connector was too small. At the time hadn't
really considered the physiology behind it but figured for $2-something
to fix the problem was worth it.
KM> Or in the case of this Enermax PSU that has more plugs than
KM> anyone can use, I magic marker that one "BAD" and don't use it. :P~
Yup!
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