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from: `Duncan Way`
date: 2004-12-15 15:27:28
subject: Re: Solution to Re: Hard drive indicator light -- SATA

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:15:17 +1000, Mike O'Connor wrote:

>
>Roberto Sozzani wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:53:45 -0600 (CST), Duncan Way
 wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>I have installed a new motherboard and two new SATA drives.
>>>
>>>Using Windows 2000 the drive indicator led flashes as expected.
 Using Warp4 fp15 
with
>>>Dani's drivers it remains off.
>>>
>>>Anyone have reasons for this behaviour?
>>>    
>>>
>>At least you see something... I don't see any led flashing with eCS1.2
>>and W2K. It seems that leds, in this motherboard, are connected only
>>to IDE controller and not to Sata controllers, which sounds strange,
>>having 2 controllers and  6 Sata channels.
>>Hard disks are noiseless, so something showing activity would be
>>useful sometimes.
>>
>Hi Roberto, Duncan,
>
>See the following which should completely satisfy both of you!
>
>http://www.cwol.com/serial-ata/sata-drive-enclosures.htm
>
>especially the following:
>
>http://www.cwol.com/serial-ata/sata-removable-drive-pro.htm
>http://www.cwol.com/serial-ata/sata-removable-drive-rugged.htm
>http://www.cwol.com/serial-ata/sata-removable-drive-value.htm
>
>all have:
>
>LED indicator *continuously* shows the operating status
>
>Prices [singles] from US$23.95 to US$63.95
>
>-- 


This seems to refer to hot-swap SATA drive bays.  My drives are PATA (ide) 
replacements connected to the onboard SATA connectors on my Abit motherboard.
My regular ide ports (14,15) are used by cd/dvd drives.

Did I miss something?

Thanks,
Duncan Way



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