Re: [PLUG] Saving data from a precarious drive

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

On Wednesday 30 April 2008 8:48:23 am Brian Vagnoni wrote:
> It sounds more like an electronics problem, or the drive could be fine and
> you more likely have a bad cable. If it is a drive board issue get them off
> as quickly as possible without powering down the drive.

This is the way it seems to me as well.  I didn't really think of "bad cable" 
so much as "bad ATA-100 ide expansion card", which I suppose is what you mean 
by "drive board".  Are you suggesting that I unplug the drive from the card 
without powering the computer down?


>
> Have you done any work inside your box recently that mite have disturbed a
> cable?

No.

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