On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:59:26 GMT, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:


"Ron Moore" wrote in message
news:4k48f.6894$vS1.5917@dukeread03...
In a laptop/notebook, cables are not prone to come loose or loose
connection. More often, cables can be torn or damaged in the process of
trying to just get to them in the laptop case. It's not just 2 screws and
pop the cover. Can happen, yes, but not at all likely.
Respectfully,
Ron Moore
Servicing PC's since CPM (but that doesn't necessarily mean anything)

Then you remember "pip"? I still have a Xerox 820/BigBoard that I soldered
together from surplus parts. Kids today that have "built" computers don't
even OWN a soldering station.

No cable! header on the mb. Won't boot with either drive removed. No way
to enable or disable the interface in bios, it either sees drives or it
don't. I see that laptops are way different than desktops.

It's another "Dell from Hell" Save yourself a lot of agravation and
just hit it with a hammer and put it out of it's misery.