new maxtor drive dead already??

tigerarmyAFI · Jan 13, 2003, 11:37 PM

ok, so i bought a new (oem) maxtor fireball 3 20gb 5400rpm drive for my brother's pc, it installed and worked without a hitch for 2 months, then without warning, it just dropped dead yesterday, in the system it was in it just hangs on <detecting primary master> at post, if i go into the bios and hit <f3: detect ide drives> it detects it no problem, but as a 40(!)Gb drive, then just hangs again during post.

so i pulled it out of that machine and stuck it in mine, and that just says <IDE DISK FAIL> then disables the drive...

any thoughts on this before i RMA the bitch??? it seems a bit strange how this happened, considering it was working fine until that last reboot...

ToshiroOC · Jan 13, 2003, 11:50 PM

You might have the jumpers on it wrong, check the manual or the sticker on the top to make sure you have it set to use the right amount of hard drive heads for 30gb and not 40gb...

tigerarmyAFI · Jan 14, 2003, 12:14 AM

nah i have tried all the possible jumper setting/configurations, ie. master, slave, cable select, and cap limit, all giving me the same results... nothing...

ToshiroOC · Jan 14, 2003, 12:21 AM

Well, thats the only thing that I can think of about the hard drive... because it would probably do the same things at post if the jumpers were wrong, e.g. not boot, appear to be 40gb... fail, etc. If you are sure about the jumpers and all, I would recommend RMA...

tigerarmyAFI · Jan 14, 2003, 12:25 AM

yeah, but as i said the drive was working beautifully until it just died for no apparent reason, noone had touched the drive itself, as my bro is scared of things like that and likes to just leave it to me... i figured id have to RMA it but i just had to check and see if anyone knew of similar issues or whatever to save the hassle....

ToshiroOC · Jan 14, 2003, 12:35 AM

Well, probably defective or something, and it just finished failing completely...

DriveEuro · Jan 14, 2003, 01:03 AM

Well, it is a mediocre drive... Also. You might want to try the maxtor disk that came with your drive. If you don't have one I can zip up a copy for you.

wow...1100th post

tigerarmyAFI · Jan 14, 2003, 01:10 AM

yeah, i know its not the best drive performance-wise, but it was cheap and it was for my brother's pc, he doesnt do much more than playing on emulators, word processing, stuff like that... i would try the maxtor disk (i do have one, but thanks anyways) but i cant get beyond post with the drive installed, it either hangs the system (in my bro's comp) or disables the channel ie. says pri slave: not installed (in mine).

DriveEuro · Jan 14, 2003, 01:25 AM

Try booting without the hard drive installed. If it posts then most likely there is something wrong with the IDE cable. Try that. And if it posts then change the IDE cable.

Jan 13, 2003, 11:37 PM	#1
tigerarmyAFI DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	new maxtor drive dead already?? ok, so i bought a new (oem) maxtor fireball 3 20gb 5400rpm drive for my brother's pc, it installed and worked without a hitch for 2 months, then without warning, it just dropped dead yesterday, in the system it was in it just hangs on <detecting primary master> at post, if i go into the bios and hit <f3: detect ide drives> it detects it no problem, but as a 40(!)Gb drive, then just hangs again during post. so i pulled it out of that machine and stuck it in mine, and that just says <IDE DISK FAIL> then disables the drive... any thoughts on this before i RMA the bitch??? it seems a bit strange how this happened, considering it was working fine until that last reboot... __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ ThoroughBred B JIUHB @ 2137MHz Geforce4 Ti 4200 128Mb @ 310/600 (ASUS V8420) ABIT KX-7 333 v1.1 512Mb Micron PC2700 DDR Creative Live! 5.1 Aircooled (45c Full load)

Jan 13, 2003, 11:50 PM	#2
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	You might have the jumpers on it wrong, check the manual or the sticker on the top to make sure you have it set to use the right amount of hard drive heads for 30gb and not 40gb... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 14, 2003, 12:14 AM	Thread Starter #3
tigerarmyAFI DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	nah i have tried all the possible jumper setting/configurations, ie. master, slave, cable select, and cap limit, all giving me the same results... nothing... __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ ThoroughBred B JIUHB @ 2137MHz Geforce4 Ti 4200 128Mb @ 310/600 (ASUS V8420) ABIT KX-7 333 v1.1 512Mb Micron PC2700 DDR Creative Live! 5.1 Aircooled (45c Full load)

Jan 14, 2003, 12:21 AM	#4
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Well, thats the only thing that I can think of about the hard drive... because it would probably do the same things at post if the jumpers were wrong, e.g. not boot, appear to be 40gb... fail, etc. If you are sure about the jumpers and all, I would recommend RMA... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 14, 2003, 12:25 AM	Thread Starter #5
tigerarmyAFI DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	yeah, but as i said the drive was working beautifully until it just died for no apparent reason, noone had touched the drive itself, as my bro is scared of things like that and likes to just leave it to me... i figured id have to RMA it but i just had to check and see if anyone knew of similar issues or whatever to save the hassle.... __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ ThoroughBred B JIUHB @ 2137MHz Geforce4 Ti 4200 128Mb @ 310/600 (ASUS V8420) ABIT KX-7 333 v1.1 512Mb Micron PC2700 DDR Creative Live! 5.1 Aircooled (45c Full load)

Jan 14, 2003, 12:35 AM	#6
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Well, probably defective or something, and it just finished failing completely... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 14, 2003, 01:03 AM	#7
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Well, it is a mediocre drive... Also. You might want to try the maxtor disk that came with your drive. If you don't have one I can zip up a copy for you. wow...1100th post __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 14, 2003, 01:10 AM	Thread Starter #8
tigerarmyAFI DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	yeah, i know its not the best drive performance-wise, but it was cheap and it was for my brother's pc, he doesnt do much more than playing on emulators, word processing, stuff like that... i would try the maxtor disk (i do have one, but thanks anyways) but i cant get beyond post with the drive installed, it either hangs the system (in my bro's comp) or disables the channel ie. says pri slave: not installed (in mine). __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ ThoroughBred B JIUHB @ 2137MHz Geforce4 Ti 4200 128Mb @ 310/600 (ASUS V8420) ABIT KX-7 333 v1.1 512Mb Micron PC2700 DDR Creative Live! 5.1 Aircooled (45c Full load)

Jan 14, 2003, 01:25 AM	#9
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Try booting without the hard drive installed. If it posts then most likely there is something wrong with the IDE cable. Try that. And if it posts then change the IDE cable. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024