Re: Off Topic

["Kevkill" <kevkillDITCHTHIS@hotmaiANDTHISl.com>]

"Stephen" <stephen2002{NOSPAM}@lurker.homeip.net> wrote in message
news:k2406v4osiiqbuk64g38j0cvqmhodheb1h@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:44:53 -0000, jditton@vtc.net (Jim) tortured a bunch
of
> electrons for some unknown reason:
>
> >I know this is off topic but I am lost. A friend transferred everything
from
> >an old case to a new one and nothing would power up. (Windows mach)I
> >disconnected the IDE cables and everything was fine but if I hooked up
the
> >cables to the drives there was no power. This happened with both the
primary
> >and secondary I changed cables but that was no help. If anyone has any
ideas I
> >would appreciate it I am stumped.
> >TIA
>
> You're connecting the ide cable on backwards on one end.  Pin 1 goes to
Pin 1.
>
> Stephen
>

Just to expand on that, your cable should have a red stripe down one side,
this is the side that pin one is on. Normally pin one (red stripe) should be
closest to the power cable on your drives.

-Kev