Hard drive keeps disconnecting

Firestrider · 09-27-08, 11:25 AM

One of my hard drives keeps disconnecting in BIOS and gets re-recognized after my computer is turned off for like 30 minutes. From this it seems like a temperature problem, but it is not warm at all to the touch after using it. I made sure none of the connections were frayed and all properly connected.

Could this be a power problem? Or is it a problem with the southbridge?

madhatter256 · 09-27-08, 12:01 PM

Have you tried using a different data cable? Does the HDD sound like it's running when you have the computer on?

You can also connect a different HDD to the same data port and same cable and see if it also disconnects. If it does it could be either the cable or the southbridge/dataport it hooks up to.

Firestrider · 09-29-08, 03:15 PM

Ok I swapped the HDD cable and it seems to be working now.

Would I lose any information or "bridges" by swapping the HDD cable? My hard drives are in a JBOD configuration.

Trap05 · 09-29-08, 03:22 PM

No as long as its hooked up the same way the cable changes nothing its just the medium on which data is passed.

09-27-08, 11:25 AM	Thread Starter #1
Firestrider Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Orlando, FL	Hard drive keeps disconnecting One of my hard drives keeps disconnecting in BIOS and gets re-recognized after my computer is turned off for like 30 minutes. From this it seems like a temperature problem, but it is not warm at all to the touch after using it. I made sure none of the connections were frayed and all properly connected. Could this be a power problem? Or is it a problem with the southbridge? __________________ Processor - Intel Core i7 860 Motherboard - Intel DP55WB Video - AMD Radeon HD 5750 Memory - 4x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 Storage - Intel X25-V, Samsung HD103SJ Optical - Samsung SH-S203B Power - Corsair CX400 Speakers - Polk Monitor 40/60, BIC F12 Audio - ASUS Xonar DG, Denon AVR 391 Network - Intel 82578DC, Linksys WRT400N Case - Corsair Carbide 300R Cooling - Corsair H100 Operating System - Windows 7 x64 Display - Dell E248WFP, Samsung LN46C630 Keyboard/Mouse - Dell Bluetooth Wireless Misc - Apple TV 2, Apple iPad 2, Apple iPhone 4S
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09-27-08, 12:01 PM	#2
madhatter256 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: CFL	Have you tried using a different data cable? Does the HDD sound like it's running when you have the computer on? You can also connect a different HDD to the same data port and same cable and see if it also disconnects. If it does it could be either the cable or the southbridge/dataport it hooks up to.
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09-29-08, 03:15 PM	Thread Starter #3
Firestrider Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Orlando, FL	Ok I swapped the HDD cable and it seems to be working now. Would I lose any information or "bridges" by swapping the HDD cable? My hard drives are in a JBOD configuration. __________________ Processor - Intel Core i7 860 Motherboard - Intel DP55WB Video - AMD Radeon HD 5750 Memory - 4x 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 Storage - Intel X25-V, Samsung HD103SJ Optical - Samsung SH-S203B Power - Corsair CX400 Speakers - Polk Monitor 40/60, BIC F12 Audio - ASUS Xonar DG, Denon AVR 391 Network - Intel 82578DC, Linksys WRT400N Case - Corsair Carbide 300R Cooling - Corsair H100 Operating System - Windows 7 x64 Display - Dell E248WFP, Samsung LN46C630 Keyboard/Mouse - Dell Bluetooth Wireless Misc - Apple TV 2, Apple iPad 2, Apple iPhone 4S
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09-29-08, 03:22 PM	#4
Trap05 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada	No as long as its hooked up the same way the cable changes nothing its just the medium on which data is passed. __________________ CoolerMaster 690 Antec HCG 620w Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 + i5 2500K Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283V w/crossbow G.Skill 8GB 1600 MSI GTX 560ti 448 1280MB Corsair Nova 64GB SSD Windows 7 x64 HP SP1 Corsair k60 & Logitech MX518 BenQ RL2450H 24" 1080p http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60834 SteamID trm2006
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