Problems with Western Digital HDD

I just looked at a 200gb SATA Samsung. it has 8 jumper pins that do line up with a floppy power connector :mad: Bad Design Flaw :mad:
 

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Well i guess whats left to do is to go down to the local tech store and buy a new HDD from there...
 

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See if they have any splitter power cables, also
 

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I'd also make sure that the pins on the HDD where you forced the floppy power lead in are not all bent in such a fashion that they are touching each other, and try put the jumper back in the position where it was to start with.
(you would of removed the jumper from the default position to get that lead in there, put it back in that same position if your only using the one SATA.)

Hope you manage to rescue it mate. :confused:
 

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Yeah, may as well go local if the HD is totaled out.

Sergio--as I recall from your thread of a few weeks ago, this was a barebones PC. Probably came with little documentation regarding connections. The OEM drive likewise came with little or no documentation. Drives typically have a small diagram on them representing proper jumpering, but that can be cryptic and tells you nothing at all about PSU connections.

Chalk it up to the cost of ridding yourself of your hardware assembly virginity. Everybody who has built has a tale of some kind.
 

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I've tried pretty much everything now, and it still wont work :(
 
So Sergio, at this stage if you take out the power to the DVD drive, I presume that is the only other Sata device you have at the moment, and try to start the HD is it still the same sound coming from the HDrive?
 

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The 200gb SATA Samsung I have has NO jumpers on the pins for a single install drive
 

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I have only one SATA device connected, since i only have one of the sata psu connectors at the moment
I got lots of those white connecters though ;)
So i am only running the HDD
 
So your DVD drive is not SATA?

Only SATA device you have or intend to have is the single HD?

Only using 1 of those flat red cables?
 

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The 200gb SATA Samsung I have has NO jumpers on the pins for a single install drive

According to WD's online SATA setup guide Doc WD's should have one connecting pins 1 and 2 for 'normal' use..

Western Digital Serial ATA hard drives ship from the factory with a jumper shunt in the
Default position (across pins 1 and 2). It is not necessary to move the jumper shunt on the
drive for workstation or desktop use.
For more information on advanced jumper settings, refer to page 18.

 

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My DVD drive is SATA.
And no, but as Doc said you can get converters for the white plugs ;)
and to the last question, yes
 
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If what Generator says is true, you would think that a jumper in any position on the block would prevent a floppy power cable from connecting.

Sergio:

Jumpers or no jumpers on the jumper block?? Put on your heavy duty eyeglasses.
 

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Here Sergio have a look at this when you get a chance.

Keep pressing next on the Slideshow.
 

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If what Generator says is true, you would think that a jumper in any position on the block would prevent a floppy power cable from connecting.

Sergio:

Jumpers or no jumpers on the jumper block?? Put on your heavy duty eyeglasses.
No jumpers, just as on Doc's HDD.
 
OK.

Presumably the floppy connector did its thing, unfortunately. I did not realize that connection could even be made.

Wonder how come that drive did not ship with a jumper installed? If it had, you couldn't have done the damage.
 

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