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   Pfsszxt@aol.com to dragonsclaw@NOTmindspring.com   
   Re: Need Help about OLD hard drive !   
   12 Sep 11 13:26:38   
   
   On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:19:52 -0700, Steve Urbach   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:52:58 -0500, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
      
   >> Thanks for any suggestions.   
   >XP can read any old working IDE (PATA) DOS drive.   
   >If there used to be another drive/CD on the cable, you may need to change the   
   >jumper to (depending on drive)1st choice available:   
   >1) Single   
   >2) Master   
      It's the only drive that was in the old computer..   
    And the XP machine (a laptop) has only it's one internal drive.   
   >   
   >If you can't read the drive, it may be what was dead (and not your monitor) or   
   >the PSU went bad and took a whole lot more with it :(   
    No, it was the monitor  (unless they both went at the same   
   instant!)--- suddenly and instantly went totally dark.   
      
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