On Tue, 23 May 2006, Jason Boxman wrote:
> Eben King wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 May 2006, Jason Boxman wrote:
>>
>>> You could try using a different ATA cable, just in case, to see if it's a
>>> bad cable. It could also be a chipset issue.
>>
>> I'll give that a try, and see how tonight's backup goes. Hm, I have one
>> spare 80-conductor conductor cable and several spare 40 conductor ones. Oh
>> well, one's all I need.
>
> You'll need the 80-pin to reliably do UDMA 66+.
Yes, I chose that one. It's replaced (and there was a bit of excitement due
to the motherboard power connector coming off, and there being crud in the
IDE connector which kept the cable from seating, but I got those worked
out), so I'll see how it goes tonight. It doesn't fail in normal operation,
only under heavy data transfer.
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