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I have an old PIII 733 with ASUS motherboard (don't know the model)

I have 2 HD on it and suddenly, when powering up the PC this evening, both
HD have disappeared. In the setup mode, it do not find any hd (it's on
auto). This setup has worked for 3 or 4 years now so it's not a problem of
peripheral change.

How bad does it look ? Any advice before going to the PC guy ?

 

[Paul]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?)

In article <spyde.25270$Id6.693929@weber.videotron.net>, "Junkyard
Engineer" <jackeric@engineer.com> wrote:

> I have an old PIII 733 with ASUS motherboard (don't know the model)
>
> I have 2 HD on it and suddenly, when powering up the PC this evening, both
> HD have disappeared. In the setup mode, it do not find any hd (it's on
> auto). This setup has worked for 3 or 4 years now so it's not a problem of
> peripheral change.
>
> How bad does it look ? Any advice before going to the PC guy ?

Since you are able to see the BIOS screen, the power supply probably
is not dead. If the BIOS has a hardware monitor screen that shows
readings of the voltages coming from the power supply, have
a look at the values, to see if the 3.3, 5.0, and 12V are within
5% of their normal values.

Do the drives spin up ? Can you hear each drive spinning ?
Are the drive LEDs permanently lit ? Have you verified that
the power connector to each drive is fully seated ?

To add to Dino's suggestion, you could also try moving the
IDE cable to the other IDE connector on the motherboard.
Usually there is a Primary and Secondary connector, and
either one should be able to talk to your two drives on
that cable.

Paul

 

[bill]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?)

In article <nospam-0205052039330001@192.168.1.178>, nospam@needed.com
says...
> In article <spyde.25270$Id6.693929@weber.videotron.net>, "Junkyard
> Engineer" <jackeric@engineer.com> wrote:
>
> > I have an old PIII 733 with ASUS motherboard (don't know the model)
> >
> > I have 2 HD on it and suddenly, when powering up the PC this evening, both
> > HD have disappeared. In the setup mode, it do not find any hd (it's on
> > auto). This setup has worked for 3 or 4 years now so it's not a problem of
> > peripheral change.
> >
> > How bad does it look ? Any advice before going to the PC guy ?
>
> Since you are able to see the BIOS screen, the power supply probably
> is not dead. If the BIOS has a hardware monitor screen that shows
> readings of the voltages coming from the power supply, have
> a look at the values, to see if the 3.3, 5.0, and 12V are within
> 5% of their normal values.
>
> Do the drives spin up ? Can you hear each drive spinning ?
> Are the drive LEDs permanently lit ? Have you verified that
> the power connector to each drive is fully seated ?
>
> To add to Dino's suggestion, you could also try moving the
> IDE cable to the other IDE connector on the motherboard.
> Usually there is a Primary and Secondary connector, and
> either one should be able to talk to your two drives on
> that cable.
>
> Paul
>

And as an added thought on a machine that old, put a new battery in
it. It couldn't hurt, and might save you another trip under the covers
in a few months.

Bill