> Wyman wrote:
>>
>> I have an extra WD IDE drive that I would like to use as a backup drive
>> (2nd drive). I don't have any available IDE controller to use so I
>> bought an IDE to SATA adapter. Here's a picture of it so you can see how
>> it looks (http://www.addonics.com/products/io/images/sata_bridge.jpg).
>> The problem I'm having is when I placed the drive(non-jumpered) in the
>> computer and boot it up I hear a clicking sound and it doesn't get pass
>> the posting screen so I just power the computer off. Do I need to make a
>> change in the BIOS or something to get the computer to bootup correctly?
>> It worked the first time but after shutting down the system and rebooting
>> that when the problem started.
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
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> If a hard drive is doing nothing but making a clicking sound, it has
> failed. The clicks are most likely indicative of a "head crash."
> Bruce Chambers
> Hi Bruce,
>
> The drive works. I actually had it in another computer as a 2nd drive but
> I'm hooking it up to another system. It worked the first time I put it in
> the computer I want it in now.
Wyman:
While it is true that a "clicking sound" (assuming such is emanating from
the HDD) is an ominous sign and may very well be an indication that you're
simply dealing with a defective HDD as Bruce points out, it's possible the
problem may just lie with your IDE-to-SATA converter. We've encountered so
many problems with these kinds of devices that we rarely recommend them to
users.
First of all, we're assuming that you are working with a HDD other than the
WD one that you're booting to and which properly functions. That the only
problem is the failure of the system to recognize this WD HDD as a
*secondary* HDD, i.e., that you're *not* trying to boot to that WD drive. So
that there's absolutely *no* problem with your system booting & properly
functioning while the WD HDD is *disconnected* from the system. All that's
right, isn't it?
Assuming it is, it really would be best for diagnostic purposes if you would
connect your WD PATA (IDE) HDD as an internal HDD in your PC. (I'm assuming
you're working with a desktop machine).
I realize you've indicated that "I don't have any available IDE controller
to use", but I'm assuming that your machine has at least one IDE controller
installed and that you can (temporarily) disconnect one of your IDE devices
from one of the IDE controller's channel - other than the booting HDD, of
course, should there be a PATA boot HDD installed - and install your WD HDD
as a secondary HDD, jumpering it accordingly. Of course, if your system does
*not* have *any* IDE controllers - only SATA ones as many motherboards
lately do, then what I've suggested is not feasible.
Can you do this? If so, it's worth a try to determine if the system will
recognize the WD disk and that the problem may very well by your IDE-to-SATA
converter.
Anna