Bad HD?

[Roy Smith]

I just finished building a machine with an Intel 865 PERLX MB, P4, 2.8 w/800
FSB and a Maxtor DiamondMax 40GB 7200 HD, ATA 133.

When I try to start the comp. everything lights up, it identifies the video
card, displays the "Intel P4" screen for a moment and than goes black with
only a blinking cursor.

When I swap the HD with a Maxtor SATA HD with Winxp installed, it starts up
and runs great. I can only conclude I have a bad HD. Anyone have any other
ideas before I send the HD back for a refund?

 

[bluestringer]

I just finished building a machine with an Intel 865 PERLX MB, P4, 2.8 w/800
FSB and a Maxtor DiamondMax 40GB 7200 HD, ATA 133.

When I try to start the comp. everything lights up, it identifies the video
card, displays the "Intel P4" screen for a moment and than goes black with
only a blinking cursor.

When I swap the HD with a Maxtor SATA HD with Winxp installed, it starts up
and runs great. I can only conclude I have a bad HD. Anyone have any other
ideas before I send the HD back for a refund?

Try reseating the memory, and vid card. Does it post or give any error
beeps? Is the HDD formatted and recognized in BIOS?

bluestringer

 

[sooky grumper]

I just finished building a machine with an Intel 865 PERLX MB, P4, 2.8 w/800
FSB and a Maxtor DiamondMax 40GB 7200 HD, ATA 133.

When I try to start the comp. everything lights up, it identifies the video
card, displays the "Intel P4" screen for a moment and than goes black with
only a blinking cursor.

When I swap the HD with a Maxtor SATA HD with Winxp installed, it starts up
and runs great. I can only conclude I have a bad HD. Anyone have any other
ideas before I send the HD back for a refund?

Download the maxtor HDD testing software. Run the tests. That's where I
would have started, not where I would have finished.

 

[esara]

Yes you figured that out by yourself.. very good.

 

[Sal Monella]

I just finished building a machine with an Intel 865 PERLX MB, P4, 2.8 w/800
FSB and a Maxtor DiamondMax 40GB 7200 HD, ATA 133.

When I try to start the comp. everything lights up, it identifies the video
card, displays the "Intel P4" screen for a moment and than goes black with
only a blinking cursor.

When I swap the HD with a Maxtor SATA HD with Winxp installed, it starts up
and runs great. I can only conclude I have a bad HD. Anyone have any other
ideas before I send the HD back for a refund?

Have you tried booting with a floppy disk and running fdisk on it? Is it
jumpered correctly?

 

[Roy Smith]

Many thanks everyone,

I finally found that one of the connector pins is broken off. Never saw that
before, but live and learn.

 

[sooky grumper]

Many thanks everyone,

I finally found that one of the connector pins is broken off. Never saw that
before, but live and learn.

One is supposed to be missing (right in the middle). I assume you're
referring to a separate one besides this one.