Hi,
I have a very strange problem.
I hope someone can help with this - This is for my own personal PC.
I have an ECS 945G-M3 (V 1.0a) Motherboard.
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pro...uID=24&LanID=0
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I have two Pata (IDE) Hard Drives -(Samsung SP1604N and SP1604N/R) but whichever one i have as Primary Slave - will report errors (bad sectors) in the hard drive manufactures diagnostic program and also smart errors in windows etc.
If i put it as Master - It works fine.
There is only one IDE connector on the motherboard - therefore 2 devices (Master and Slave)
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Windows reports no errors - if i use chkdsk - it doesnt find a single bad sector (neither does any other program - only the manufactures diagnostic program) - also the hard drive is very slow in the diagnostic program compared to the one at master position - once into windows it seems it gets its full speed back again.
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As i say - swapping the two drives Master / Slave position - results in the new drive as slave reporting the exact same errors - and the new one as master - reports no errors any more
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Things ive tried...
* Using a new IDE cable - no change
* Putting the 'slave' drive - where master would go on the cable (the end) - no change
* Using a drive from another computer (not a samsung) - no change
* Trying a different (working) Power Supply Unit (PSU) - no change
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My thought is the controller has devolped a fault - and has given up being able to work a slave drive
I am looking into getting a PCI IDE Controller card to work around the problem - the adapters seem to slow them down and its going to be a FSX (Flight Simulator X) Drive.
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Thank you so much if you can help me and hopefully wont need to get the PCI card? or should i get it?
Timez
I have a very strange problem.
I hope someone can help with this - This is for my own personal PC.
I have an ECS 945G-M3 (V 1.0a) Motherboard.
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pro...uID=24&LanID=0
-----------------------
I have two Pata (IDE) Hard Drives -(Samsung SP1604N and SP1604N/R) but whichever one i have as Primary Slave - will report errors (bad sectors) in the hard drive manufactures diagnostic program and also smart errors in windows etc.
If i put it as Master - It works fine.
There is only one IDE connector on the motherboard - therefore 2 devices (Master and Slave)
------------------------
Windows reports no errors - if i use chkdsk - it doesnt find a single bad sector (neither does any other program - only the manufactures diagnostic program) - also the hard drive is very slow in the diagnostic program compared to the one at master position - once into windows it seems it gets its full speed back again.
------------------------
As i say - swapping the two drives Master / Slave position - results in the new drive as slave reporting the exact same errors - and the new one as master - reports no errors any more
------------------------
Things ive tried...
* Using a new IDE cable - no change
* Putting the 'slave' drive - where master would go on the cable (the end) - no change
* Using a drive from another computer (not a samsung) - no change
* Trying a different (working) Power Supply Unit (PSU) - no change
-------------------------
My thought is the controller has devolped a fault - and has given up being able to work a slave drive
I am looking into getting a PCI IDE Controller card to work around the problem - the adapters seem to slow them down and its going to be a FSX (Flight Simulator X) Drive.
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Thank you so much if you can help me and hopefully wont need to get the PCI card? or should i get it?
Timez
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