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ceri sheeran · 08-25-2007, 10:57 AM

Hi,

New BIOS battery and new IDE ribbon cable.

Buy an 80 wire cable to allow for any future upgrades.

Ensure the hard drive is jumpered as master and connected to the end connector on the primary IDE ribbon cable.

Check the cable position on the board to ensure you are using the correct IDE connector. I seem to recall the D2400 had two IDE channels, it was not SATA

hth

Ceri

08-25-2007, 10:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
ceri sheeran Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 285 OS: WINXP	Re: Dell Dimension 2400 HDD problems Hi, New BIOS battery and new IDE ribbon cable. Buy an 80 wire cable to allow for any future upgrades. Ensure the hard drive is jumpered as master and connected to the end connector on the primary IDE ribbon cable. Check the cable position on the board to ensure you are using the correct IDE connector. I seem to recall the D2400 had two IDE channels, it was not SATA hth Ceri