Does anyone remember if you have to have the IDE drive jumpered as a master? I don't think it hurts the drive but I have a vague inkling that \"cable select\" won't work. Anyone like to clarify

One last thing, probably more for those that don't know than you as the issue is probably history by now. Their is a device called a sata dongle. It allows you to plug an IDE drive into a sata port. I'd recommend this as a quick troubleshooting device because you can hook your cd drive to it and tes...

Think about the durability of the unit you choose. I think I made a bad choice because my case is flimsy. It has cracked twice at the hinges on the back panel for the Lcd screen and at the base of the keyboard. For all IBMs expense and underpower they do have models with metal cases. By the way, I'v...

One thing, did you have a sata drive before you bought this new one? It's not beyond the realm of possibility that your sata ports might be bad. With hot weather and thunderstorms abounding current surges on the power lines increase this time of year. Sometimes wounded electronics can continue to wo...

Is their a cutoff on getting one of these adapters? Like many others I own a sidewinder 3D pro and would like to be able to use it again. I've played Descent many times but a number of years ago I stopped playing games. Recently I came across Sinistar Unleashed for just a few dollars and wanted to t...