help with new computer

[Joshua Lopatin]

hey guys, I need your help...

I just put together a pro tools computer for a client.

it is an AMD xp3000 on a Asus A7V8X-X motherboard. 512mb 333mHz ram
30gig maxtor system drive
60 gig ibm audio drive.

every once in a while, i get a "primary drive failure" warning. the first time it happened, I replaced the cable, and the problem went away. but... it just happened again.

is it just a brand new drive gone bad? or has anyone heard of a similar problem?

thanks for any and all suggestions.

-Joshua

[Allen Hallada]

Hey Joshua,
Which drive are you having problems with? Is it happening only in PTLE? How do you have the drives configured with the motherboard?

Allen

[Joshua Lopatin]

the maxtor system drive.

it is a bios error. on boot.

primary ide master maxtor
primary ide slave ibm

[Bastiaan]

I had that happening too. I tossed out the Maxtor, and got myself a Western Digital Caviar drive, and use the IBM as sys and the WD as audiodrive now...

I still have the maxtor drive, and it never really failed me. But now its gone i notice it is one noisy drive when in action.

[Joshua Lopatin]

but it is a BRAND-NEW drive!!!

[Riad]

but it is a BRAND-NEW drive!!!

It happens. I bought two, yes two, Western Digital Caviar drives from two different stores and both had to be sent back to WD to be refurbished just a week after using them. I moved to Maxtor after that and haven't had a problem since.

Just to keep the WD/Maxtor firestorm going, I really don't hear any more noise from my Maxtor drives then I did with my WD.

I have a 200gig WD drive and an 80gig that I will trade someone for an 80gig Maxtor and a box of Krispy Kremes.

Rob

[Allen Hallada]

Just stick with the Hitachi/IBM 8MB cache drives and avoid all the problems.

Allen

[Aln]

but it is a BRAND-NEW drive!!!

Iv'e heard of this problem before with Maxtors,something to do with the pin setting.Check the FAQ on the Maxtor site,and double check the pin settings.