Hard Drive Issues

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  1. Feb 21, 2006 at 1:19 PM #1
    Mich.uk

    Mich.uk Well-Known Member

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    resently one of my cables keeps popping out of my hard drive , it does it randomly and then i get a message that reads a little something like this ...

    Hard Disk Error Occured
    Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart

    all i need to do is find a way to make the cabke not come lose from the hard drive .. anybody got any ideas ? :blink:
     
  2. Feb 21, 2006 at 1:37 PM #2
    thescreenstyle

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    ducktape? glue? just something to keep it in.
     
  3. Feb 21, 2006 at 2:14 PM #3
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    Whats the cable like or called :)

    IDE or SATA cable
    The powercable etc :)
     
  4. Feb 21, 2006 at 2:18 PM #4
    XMasterX

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    if the 'cable' is too short, get a new and longer one.
     
  5. Feb 21, 2006 at 2:18 PM #5
    OverCooked

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    i would just use tape not glue because then it could probaly mess it up.
     
  6. Feb 21, 2006 at 2:19 PM #6
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    hm..

    Try and untangle the cables - Thats one way - SOme wires might be getting caught up with others therefore pulling it :)
     
  7. Feb 21, 2006 at 3:15 PM #7
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  8. Feb 21, 2006 at 4:10 PM #8
    Equivalent Exchange

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    How on earth do you have cables just 'popping out'? Those things should fit relativly snugly...
     
  9. Feb 21, 2006 at 5:29 PM #9
    XMasterX

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    my point exactly. unless he is using ancient cables, which were not that long back then...
     
  10. Feb 21, 2006 at 6:33 PM #10
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    Well unless ancient mobo then ancient cables that fit loosely :)

    New mobos have like slots and fits in with a 'click' on mine it did anyways :D
     
  11. Feb 21, 2006 at 7:36 PM #11
    XMasterX

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    or it or the hdd may be worn out, so it fits loosely now instead of snug.
     
  12. Feb 21, 2006 at 7:59 PM #12
    johndapunk FTW

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    worn out? how many times could be possibly pull out this cord before this started happening?
     
  13. Feb 21, 2006 at 8:02 PM #13
    XMasterX

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    could be an old cable that he used in several computers...
     
  14. Feb 21, 2006 at 9:37 PM #14
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    One possibility could be a pin broken :) Extreme case

    or the socket is damaged or the cable slots are loose fitting :)
     

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