>
>
>>> hda: host side 80-wire cable detection failed, limiting max speed to
>>> UDMA33
>>>
>> Does it have an 80-wire cable? Have you tried reseating the drive
>> cable?
>>
>
> Dunno what sort of cable it is other than it looks like all other drive
> cables I have seen (apart from more modern SATA types) I did press down
> on the connectors but didn't actually remove and re-seat other than at
> the hard drive end
>
You can usually tell the 80 wire ones as each is finer then the leads
you normally see connected to cd roms. If you'd like a new lead drop me
you snail mail address off list & I'll stick one in the post to you.
Brian
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The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily
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