Originally Posted by MarioG1953

I appreciate the trouble you guys are taking to reply to my posts. However, I am confusing the issue and myself by discussing both my old system and my new system. So let me try to clarify by only discussing my old system first.
1. I bought the system from a reputable computer retailer. The system came with a200gig hard drive (IDE type). (system drive)
2. I bought also from them a 400gig hard drive and requested that it be installed into my system prior to delivery. The connections on the rear of this 400gig hd had

a) Sata Data connection b) Sata power connection

c) IDE Data connection d) IDE power connection

They way they installed the 400 gig hd was this.....
Sata cable connected to the Sata Data connector on the drive and then to the motherboard.

IDE power connector to the IDE connection on the back of the drive. (They did not use the Sata power connection).

In short it was connected using A&D above. Probably because the power supply didn’t have a Sata power connector.
And now by the way, the 400gig drive has failed some twelve months later. Could it be because of the way it’s been connected?
Up until the drive failed the system had been formatted and OS reinstalled (XP) two or three times. Each time F6 was never used and yet the Sata drive was accessable. I do question though the use of the IDE power connector instead of a Sata power connection.
I’m sorry for being long winded but I’m trying to be as detailed as applicable.

Mario

Originally Posted by Frank Wallis

Thanks for this instruction but in line no 3. it says Insert the SATA150 TXSeries Driver Diskette in Drive A. But from where do we get this floppy drive or how do we make such floppy drive?

Originally Posted by hughv

Mixing the power connections should have no affect. I've done this several times.
This sounds like an ordinary drive failure, although it couldn't hurt to switch the power connection to see if it makes any difference. The drive should still be under warranty.