Re: Omnibook XE3 GC HD - HD adapter issue?

Thank you, Ben...much obliged!

Richard



<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:430c952f.1004922@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The piece that fits over the hard drive and plugs into the motherboard
> connector
> is generally part of the entire drive mounting "tray" or bracket. HP
> parts may
> have it, or may not, because HP may consider your computer too old for
> spare
> parts. Check eBay for a complete tray. I sold one for a different HP
> laptop
> recently there with the part similar to the one you want.
>
> Yes, a loose connection can cause all sorts of failures, always at the
> worst
> times... Ben Myers
>
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:42:24 -0400, "Richard F. Sayage"
> <rsayage1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Anyone? Please!!!!! :-) thank you...
>>
>>Rich
>>
>>
>>
>>"Richard F. Sayage" <rsayage1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>message
>>news:5qINe.307$9X.154@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've had the notebook for about 2 years, using it almost exclusively.
>>> About 3 months ago, the 10Gig Internal HD failed...so....I replaced it
>>> with a 40Gig Samsung HD. All good so far.
>>>
>>> At the time when I ghosted the original image, the PC was running
>>> XP SP2 and was in tip top shape all around (I'm attentive to
>>> maintenance and archiving on the PC since it's my primary workhorse).
>>> It is a 900 Mhz P3
>>> 128 Ram
>>> I use a Wireless Card to connect to my network at home and blah
>>> blah....
>>>
>>> OK, the problem is a little complicated....First the biggie....Using
>>> the new HD flawlessly for about 2 months, I get myself a blue screen
>>> crash. OK, no biggie. I reboot...everything's fine.
>>>
>>> In about 2 days, it happens again....and again. Within a week of the
>>> first crash, the Bios reports that it cannot find config.sys in System
>>> 32
>>> or that it is corrupt. All efforts at recovery are pointless. Nothing
>>> works. OK, no big deal. I have the image of the partition ghosted.
>>> About
>>> an hour and all is back to normal!......NO.
>>>
>>> The first thing is that the bios reads the Samsung HD fine at 38.xx
>>> gig
>>> The OS reads it as 8gig???
>>>
>>> No workie.....
>>>
>>> So....I have a buddy come over, we re-partition the drive at max
>>> capacity. I re-install the OS and place the ghosted image back on the
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> It works flawlessly again for about 2 weeks. Then.....Blue screen,
>>> bang, config.sys errors again?
>>>
>>> No problem, I ghost the image fine this time...no OS HD problem this
>>> time.
>>>
>>> I install the image and within 6 hours it happens again??? Please
>>> note
>>> that at this time, nor any of the other times, the HD is experiencing no
>>> issues, no unusual sounds, buzzing, whirring, nothing. The PC works
>>> fine
>>> and then boom...out she goes. No unusual activity except my normal
>>> music
>>> work, email and such. I have firewalls installed, spyware, anti-virus,
>>> the whole deal. The machine is clean and tested daily (overnight).
>>>
>>> This last time, I go to ghost again and the OS reports the same 8gig
>>> HD
>>> size and I can proceed no further. I'm not going to go thru this again.
>>>
>>> (This is important)...So I pull the HD out of the machine and notice
>>> that one of the pins on the HD adapter that plugs into the board is
>>> loose.
>>> Now this piece is hard to identify and seeminly impossible to find.
>>> But,
>>> if anyone knows these machines, they know the little adapter I'm talking
>>> about. This piece fits over the OEM HD allowing you to plug into the IDE
>>> section of the board. It is one of the pins on this piece that is
>>> loose,
>>> just flopping around as it were. Now this would explain alot, at least
>>> I
>>> believe so?
>>>
>>> So...my question is what is this piece called and WHERE can I get a
>>> replacement? Another question is, would this be responsible for the
>>> errors I'm receiving or is it more insidious than this?
>>>
>>> Much obliged. I'm no expert, but I'm fairly familiar with all
>>> aspects
>>> of PC components and such. If I was not explicit enough, I'll answer
>>> any
>>> question to the best of my ability. I'm simply at a loss. I think this
>>> little pin (HD adapter) is the problem, but hell...what the f^&* do I
>>> know? :-)
>>>
>>> Thank you most kindly.....
>>> --
>>> Richard F. Sayage
>>> Savage Classical GT
>>> Bay Shore, NY 11706
>>> www.savageclassical.com
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>


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