- Jun 6, 2005
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i'm getting this message when i boot up (during the first screen where it detects my IDEs). i usually keep my computer on 24/7 so i don't notice this message, and usually the first screen just blazes through so i must've missed it in the past.
so i did a little googling about it and it seems that it might be because i might be using a 40 wire instead of an 80 wire. i do recall my IDE connector broke so i switched the cable. i never knew about 40 and 80 wire. but i'm concluding that i might be using a 40 wire cable. can somebody confirm that? i've used it for a good 4 months at least without any problems. is it actually safe that i use a 40 in place of an 80? i do plan to change it eventually if that's the reason why i'm getting that message, but just feeling a bit lazy at the moment to find an 80 wire.
thanks in advance for any relevant replies.
so i did a little googling about it and it seems that it might be because i might be using a 40 wire instead of an 80 wire. i do recall my IDE connector broke so i switched the cable. i never knew about 40 and 80 wire. but i'm concluding that i might be using a 40 wire cable. can somebody confirm that? i've used it for a good 4 months at least without any problems. is it actually safe that i use a 40 in place of an 80? i do plan to change it eventually if that's the reason why i'm getting that message, but just feeling a bit lazy at the moment to find an 80 wire.
thanks in advance for any relevant replies.