I have 2x 1203N and 2x 1614N. Both 1614Ns have failed.

Ralf Hutter wrote:I read this yesterday and between the troubleshooting you've already done and what Dukla suggested, I can't think of anything particularly constructive to add.

Thanks!

I was wondering if you would have a link to any software that I should be using to test the IDE channels/controllers, etc.

New Egg delivered a SP1614C yesterday. BIOS/CMOS does not detect the drive, I double checked the cables. I hooked everything up and laid the drive on a piece of foam in the bottom of my case. I can't hear the drive spin. I even picked it up and put my ear on the case. All I can hear is a series of ...

*BUMP* Come on Ralf, where are you man? I need your expert opinion!

edwardng wrote:*BUMP!*

Why?

Also would be hard to believe that a 'duff' psu can cause so much collateral damage to 2 drives without other symptoms (so far). The hdd motors run off +12V - do you know if your VCore regulation is from +12V (P4, some recent AMD) or +5V (all others)? P4 - see sig. VCore seemed stable in MBM, but I...

Sorry if this gets long. I want to include as many details as possible. The situation is described in detail, the questions I have are at the bottom. Last week, my wife was working on the computer and called to say Windows had locked up. The machine then rebooted itself and could not get past the "D...

I'm still managing some folding while I track down the PCs I had running fah... although.... management seems to have already forgotten about it.... I said I would turn them off.... they left it up to me to do so.... likely they wouldn't know it if they saw it... On second thought maybe I'd better ...

I didn't vote because my choice wasn't there: Does it really matter? It's only the belief that does. Is that another form of the statement, "it doesn't matter what you believe as long as you are sincere about it"? To those who say there is not a god: From a logic PoV, doesn't conclusively saying th...

i remember one of the first sonata reviews that came out was white...i'll look for the site. You'll likely find that it was a pre-production demo model. Antec Rep , are you reading this?......looks like there may be some call for a white Sonata. Though matching CD/DVD/FDD faceplates to a white pian...

Am surprised amoung the hf noise from your Samsungs. They must be a different model than the ones I've used in the last few mos -- all SP 7200 rpm models, no whine. MikeC: I believe the Samsungs of which he spoke were his monitors :lol: not his HDDs. I get some of the same hum/whine with my 955DFs....

You forgot to greet him first :-) Welcome to SPCR Forums, DancingBear! :oops: I need to stop reading so quickly. Missed that DancingBear was a newcomer AND that he specified firewire. :oops: DancingBear, Welcome to the SPRC Forums! :D IMO, you're going to have a tricky time finding something that m...

Any reason you have ruled out the Antec 3700 series? Is the "bronze" too close to black? Check the Cases and Damping section of the main site for reviews. And these cases get discussed in the forums quite a bit, so try searching. They are only 1.3" taller, .25" wider, and .6" longer than the Sonata ...

:oops: Apparently I was wrong (again). Sorry Trip. :( For those of you who troll other sites' forums, keep an eye out for SilenX fanbois (especially those who diss Ahainx) who have "conversations" with apparently ignorant (but easily recruitable) users who may be asking questions about SilenX produc...

you're not going to recommend a SilenX are you? :shock: (your name is similar to a SilentX vendor) OT-But a very, very different person. Don't give digitX any grief. He's not digit al X! Insinuating that they are the same is a rather low blow to digitX. :( Personal foul on Trip. :wink: Plus a proce...

Please, please STOP double-posting!!!! :evil: That means not posting the same thread in more than one forum. Cf. Posting Guidelines #9 Pick the "best" spot and post it there. The "mirror" to this thread can be found here: I modified my refrigerator to cool my PC!!! . And since it already has more r...

Your 2.4GHz P4 burns significantly less power than his 3GHz P4 though (higher clock AND higher core voltage, the latter being the biggest problem). A good 300W supply may be adequate, but he doesn't have one, and if you're buying a new supply spending the extra bucks on a good 400W model is the way...

Has anybody tried a USB floppy drive suspended in a Smart Drive enclosure? This may be overkill... How in the world would you get the floppies in and out?! :shock: :? Though I could see trying a suspended FDD (internal or external to the PC) in a NoVibes. Internal would be a bit more of a challenge...

If you could make the background of the PPW black, then we could all read that option. Just a suggestion. Or make your background gradient run the other way....white on the right to blueish on the left. The colored numbers may show up better on the lighter background, especially the yellow. How's t...

I prefre the simplest yet cheapest solution (please don't tell me to buy a new HD,lol). Thanks for any suggestion! The simplest solution is probably to get a new, quieter drive, but since you ruled that out...... The cheapest solutions are likely going to be changing to a softer type of foam/sponge...

I got a Lite-On DVD ROM (32x?) , do you guys have any idea to silent a DVD drive? Use the search function and try searching on DVD in the Storage forum. It is loaded with responses to this question that deal with quiet(er) models/brands, slowing the spin of the drive down via software control, etc....

If you search the threads you can find some recommendations on quiet floppy drives. I don't know if anyone has tried modding a floppy drive for quieter operation. You may want to get a 32 MB USB key instead. It costs as much as a floppy drive, is much faster and can store more. USB drives cost arou...

Hi, guys I proundly told my wife that I have silented my PC. but last night my wife said my PC is very noisy because she is using the floppy drive to save a couple of files to her floppies! Any idea to silent it? please don't tell me throw my floppy drives out, I only use USB flash memo, but my wif...

Actually some of you who have posted may have tested this as well; any answers from personal experience would be welcome. Heh, if I ever post something that sounds a bit off and I don't respond, feel free to PM me. It seems AOL is not only filtering your email, it is affecting your ability to read ...

So, is Trip's statement above wrong then? I'm not sure exactly what Trip means, but you cannot "create" a L1BX from an L1A just by swapping out the tail or adding a 3-pin connector. I tried it ( see this thread for results ) and the circuitry in the fans is not the same between the A and the BX fans.

o Noise spec is the "L, M, H, U" Low, Medium, High, Ultra? Edit: Hm, my first post, almost forgot I have to say something. Hi all! And thanks for all the great info in these forums. I think I'll hang around for a while :) ecto, Welcome to the SPCR forums! Check on the link in the first post in this...

Converters are available if you'd rather hold onto the SATA for a future mobo upgrade. Plus, the cost of RMA shipping and restocking may turn out to be about the same as a converter.

Why don't you just buy the PATA (IDE) version of the Spinpoint model line?

*sigh* IMO, this is more at home in the OT forum, but...... The short answer is "most of them." There is a rather small subset of fans that are of interest to PC silencers. Most of them are listed in the Recommended Fans section. The remainder seem to be frequently mentioned in threads in this forum...

i just bent the slots on mine yesterday, and installed a vantec nxp-305 fan controller. i got the black one so it matches. see the pictures here: http://www.macpham.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album47&page=4 The vantec controllers are PWM (can cause some fan chatter at lower speeds) an...