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No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) rollerbones Profile I just got my eithernet webplayer and I installed a 4 gig hard drive. But the hard drive does not seem to spin up. I have tried 2 diff. drives that I know are good. Any sugestions? 07-02-2001 10:21:39

RE:No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) rollerbones Profile One more thing, this is a New webplayer that was bought on Ubid. The board does have miner diff. the the ones I have seen pictures (just like a resister or two that I can see) I am unsure if they changed something so a drive cant be used as easy..my BIOS chip says: U7 A1B1 07-02-2001 12:06:00

RE:No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) *SF* Profile with a VoltMeter I would check Pins 41, 42, 43 as shown here. (Use Needle Probes & Don't Short any 2 together !) http://www.hwb.acc.umu.se/connector/storage/ata44internal.html How does yours Look ? 07-02-2001 14:14:50

RE:No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) kray Profile | Email About the bios label. IST730 should always be there because the webplayer is actually an Acer I-Station 730. U7 is because it is chip 7. You can see the U7 marked also on the mainboard close on one of the corners of the bios chipsocket. I know of two different bios: A1B1 is the one on my Virgin Webplayer bios. A0B8 is the one on my ethernet-webplayer I bought directly from Boundless. Anyone else got different ones? On mine the mainboards are identical. If anyone has a different mainboard as mine (see the site), for instance on the R236 subject, please post pictures of it. 07-03-2001 23:59:00

RE:No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) kray Profile | Email About the bios label. IST730 should always be there because the webplayer is actually an Acer I-Station 730. U7 is because it is chip 7. You can see the U7 marked also on the mainboard close on one of the corners of the bios chipsocket. I know of two different bios: A1B1 is the one on my Virgin Webplayer bios. A0B8 is the one on my ethernet-webplayer I bought directly from Boundless. Anyone else got different ones? On mine the mainboards are identical. If anyone has a different mainboard as mine (see the site), for instance on the R236 subject, please post pictures of it. K-Ray -- The Journals 07-03-2001 23:59:12

RE:No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) Lucubrate Profile A pic of the IDE connecter on my board showing R236. Please forgive the quality, my digital camera is junk. http://home.satx.rr.com/kunze/images/webplayerR236.jpg 07-05-2001 14:02:20

RE:No hard drive power? (different mainboards!) (modified 0 times) kray Profile | Email Now here is proof. Thank you so much. http://k-ray.netbox.be/journal_files/webplayer/pics/vwp134x.jpg If you compare the picture I have with the one you have you can see the minor difference. I found another one: the connection of L4 on the lower side is a normal track at mine but a full plane at yours. So this proofs beyond doubt that there are at least two versions of mainboards around. So PLEASE you all: more pictures! Why? Because that `could' give answers on for instance the USB problem. Chances are very small, but that could explain why some have luck with the USB working and others don't. K-Ray -- The Journals 07-06-2001 00:16:48

RE:No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) kray Profile | Email I thought this issue would be important enough to have its own thread so I launched 'Different versions of mainboards'. 07-06-2001 00:52:19

RE:No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) rollerbones Profile I tested the pins...no power :( any clue on what to day or am I just screwed? 07-10-2001 09:00:16

RE:No hard drive power? (modified 0 times) *SF* Profile Well, the Good News is I don't think the Hard Drive is Bad !!! Starting from Your Power Supply, Take a DC Volts Reading, & Report back. Take the + Lead & Trace out where it goes & take a reading after each device it passes thur. (You are looking for a Voltage Drop (not @ a Regulator !)) Sorry, I Can't really Help, as I Don't have a Webplayer, But this will be a Great Start for anyone who might be able to Help & You could just get Lucky & find the Problem Yourself ! Good Luck ! 07-10-2001 10:44:01

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