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  1. dtach

    hard drive light stays on winxp

    I finally figured out what the cause was in my case. I had installed a zip drive, and had to re-arrange the positon of the hard drives (2) and cd rom to put it in the case since I was using it with the case adapter that makes it look like a cd rom size unit. When I put the zip on the ribbon...
  2. dtach

    Asus A7N8X deluxe will not POST

    Go to the ASUS website and get the most recent bios update. Then flash it and it might be fixed. dtach
  3. dtach

    hard drive light stays on winxp

    Nope - says DMA, that's not it..... starting to think it's the mother board, as the light stays on even at a dos prompt. On from the time I turn it on until power is off. Got to be some kind of hardware problem vs. software, but smart drive reports both connected hard drives are "OK&quot...
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    hard drive light stays on winxp

    Thanks alot you guys for your ideas, but I'm still working on my version of the problem. Someone told me to replace my ribbon cables, so am going to try that next. Beside the dang light staying on, the computer runs just fine though. Never ran into this one before....
  5. dtach

    hard drive light stays on winxp

    I have the same problem - win xp home version, the light stays on all the time, but the drive is not making any noises or anything like it's being accessed. It seemed to start the day I tried dumping all the internet files in MIE, and my system crashed. I noticed the light on after booting up...

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