[Novalug] Re: [Ma-linux] Need: FUJITSU MPA3043AT 4.37GB 3.5 LP IDE Drive

[Jay Hart]

> Have you tried putting the drive in an external enclosure and plugging it in after the computer
> has booted?

What good would adding a "second" interface do if I can't boot up using just the drive?

But, the answer to your question is, yes I tried this, as the drive was originally in an external
USB enclosure. I removed the drive from the enclosure to see if the enclosure was the problem.

No enclosure -> same problem -> drive bad.

>
> There are a bunch of these drives on eBay.

There is currently one drive up on eBay, I've emailed the seller verifying that I would be buying
the exact model listed.

Jay

>
> Igor
>
> Jay Hart <jhart at kevla.org> wrote: Hi,
>
> One of my neighbors has the above drive, and I believe the controller is bad. He has some data he
> would like to remove from the drive.
>
> I have not been able to get a PC (any PC) to boot with this drive plugged into the IDE bus. What
> does "have not been able to get a PC to boot" mean?
>
> It means that the PC will not complete POST and BIOS loading, so therefore can't get to any type
> of command line app or util to run a diag test on the drive.
>
> My plan is to replace the controller with an exact model controller to see if this will allow me
> to boot a PC and then copy the data off.
>
> So, does anyone have one of these exact model drives that I could purchase from you?
> A picture of the controller would be most appreciated.
>
> MPD3043AT drives will not work for this scenario.
>
> TIA,
>
> Jay Hart
>
>
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