[Novalug] IDE Drive problem, need advice

Ben Creitz creitz@gmail.com
Wed Mar 21 09:06:51 EDT 2007


On 3/20/07, Jay Hart <jhart@kevla.org> wrote:
> > What happens if you put drive A with controller A back into the USB
> > enclosure and hook that up to a linux PC?  See if you're able to mount the
> > drive then.
>
> Why do you think this would work if I can't get a PC to boot when this drive is connected?

Why believe that it wouldn't work?  You only say that you can't get a
PC to boot when this drive is attached.  You never say whether or not
you can read the filesystem (from Windows or Linux) if you hook it up
after the system has booted.  So far, your only problem sounds like
"PC does not boot if this drive is plugged in."  That does not
necessarily indicate "I can't read what is on the disk."

We had a Dell which would not get past the POST screen if a certain HP
USB printer was hooked up and powered on.  The solution: do not try to
boot the PC with that printer plugged in and powered on.  The printer
was fine, and this was actually a documented problem for the Dell
system.

-Ben



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