ATA100 80 wire/40 pin (was RE: kernel init error)

[Leland Riffel]

  Thanks for the message, as my computer was off-line for about two weeks.
It's now up an running.
  Lee
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Kendrick-LUG" <kulua at linux2themax.com>
  To: <kclug at kclug.org>
  Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 2:42 AM
  Subject: Re: ATA100 80 wire/40 pin (was RE: kernel init error)

  > Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
  >
  > >On Thursday April 1 2004 01:47 am, Kendrick-LUG wrote:
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >>western digital puts out a install disk with utilities just for this
  > >>purpose.
  > >>
  > >>
  > >
  > >Many's the time I've had to explain to a computer owner that because
they were
  > >using a non-standard driver to mount their hard drive, NONE of their
data is
  > >recoverable.  We can re-use the drive if we install it properly and do
a
  > >low-level format.
  > >
  > >Fortunately that's not an issue with Linux.
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > actually i wasnt talking about ezdrive or what ever each company was
  > taling about.  there is 2 parts tomost "install" disks now days  one is
  > the stupid drive mangler and the other is brand specific hardware
  > diagnostics and utilities  the latter two is what i was refering to
  > ontrack,ezdrive  etc should be burned on the spot ;)