Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot)

From	Arno <me@privacy.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.setup, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Subject	Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot)
Date	2011-10-27 15:24 +0000
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Noob <root@127.0.0.1> wrote:
> EPILOGUE (top-posted, please delete history if replying)

> Well, it was indeed a hardware problem: after weeks of correct
> operation, and the occasional weirdness once in a while, port
> IDE0 suddenly and completely failed, refusing to detect any
> peripheral (HDD or optical drive) plugged into it.

> I suppose I have three options:

> 1) change the MB (I'd need to buy used, since socket 939 MBs are rare now)
> 2) buy a SATA HDD, and just tape over IDE0
> 3) Configure HDD as master, DVD drive as slave on IDE1

> I'm leaning towards solution 2, until I upgrade the whole system
> (well MB+CPU+RAM at least; I have decent GPU, PS, and case)

You can go way 2, but it is a real possibility this is a chipset
problem and will affect the SATA port as well. I had one ASUS
board (they have moved to the "incompetent and stupid" model for
chipset cooling some time ago), that started with failing USB
then moved on to SATA port by port.

There ia also option 4: Get an IDE controller.

And thanks for posting the info!

Arno
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Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@localhost> - 2011-07-22 00:45 -0400
  Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-22 10:50 +1200
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@localhost> - 2011-07-22 01:26 -0400
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-07-21 19:38 -0400
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-22 16:29 +0200
          Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-07-22 14:28 -0400
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) g.fink@gmx.net (Gernot Fink) - 2011-07-22 04:35 +0000
  Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2011-07-21 19:20 -0700
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-22 11:00 +0200
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) GangGreene <GangGreene@invalid.com> - 2011-07-22 05:29 -0400
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-22 12:01 +0200
          Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) g.fink@gmx.net (Gernot Fink) - 2011-07-22 10:28 +0000
  Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2011-07-21 23:33 -0400
  Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-21 21:26 -0700
  Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-22 16:25 +0200
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Bob Willard <BobwBSGS@TrashThis.comcast.net> - 2011-07-22 12:17 -0400
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-22 18:35 +0200
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-07-22 18:41 +0000
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-07-22 14:52 -0400
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-23 02:23 +0100
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2011-07-22 19:19 +0000
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-23 20:51 +0200
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-24 16:54 +0200
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-07-24 15:29 +0000
          Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-27 11:36 +0200
            Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-07-27 12:13 +0100
            Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2011-07-27 20:48 +0000
              Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-28 10:43 +0200
              Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2011-07-29 00:49 +0100
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-23 09:44 +1200
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> - 2011-07-23 10:05 +1000
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-07-22 20:58 -0400
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> - 2011-07-23 11:31 +1000
          Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2011-07-29 01:18 +0100
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> - 2011-07-23 19:02 +1000
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2011-07-29 01:37 +0100
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> - 2011-07-23 17:34 +1000
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-23 21:25 +0200
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> - 2011-07-25 08:15 +1000
          Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2011-07-24 23:08 +0000
            Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> - 2011-07-25 09:46 +1000
              Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2011-07-25 02:19 +0000
                Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-07-24 22:38 -0400
                Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> - 2011-07-25 19:38 +1000
                Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> - 2011-07-25 19:34 +1000
            Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-08-03 21:56 -0700
              Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2011-08-04 08:15 -0500
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2011-07-29 01:10 +0100
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) gordonb.22upl@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2011-07-23 17:15 -0500
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-07-24 16:42 +0200
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-10-27 11:13 +0200
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2011-10-27 15:24 +0000
        Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-10-28 11:06 +0200
  Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM> - 2011-07-29 00:49 +0100
    Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-08-01 11:27 +0200
      Re: Help, the dog ate my MBR (Linux/Windows dual boot) Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@gmail.com> - 2011-08-06 10:00 -0700

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