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    Aspire 5050 loosing HDD and DVD drive in XP & crash

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by byngo, Jan 15, 2009.

  1. byngo

    byngo Newbie

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    My 5050 crashes XP every few minutes, maybe half hour sometimes with an 0x07 blue screen.
    I have temporarily taken to booting ubuntu (llinux OS) off a USB pen drive and it works fine, however, i might well see the HDD and DVD drive in Ubuntu but its not long before they dissapear from the visibilty of the OS. Of course this would be a crash in XP but not under these circumstances.
    I can hear that the hdd is running and the cd drive will open so its not a power issue or temps.
    I think the mobo ide controller is falling over or connections associated with it.
    I cannot identify the ide controller (if it is a seperate component to the mobo itself) or investigate problem further without some knowledge & ideas from experianced members here.
    Even trying to take this notebook apart seemed difficult & I gave up after a few screws were out. Anyone got a strip down guide/service manual and more importantly some ideas on my fault.
    At first I was thinking of maybe a dry joint on the HDD connection but that was before I ran Linux OS and discovered I was actually losing visibility of both IDE hardwares. Not just the HDD, and not losing power either.
    Hey, at least I've discovered Ubuntu. its not bad!!!
    Edit:- I already tried a new HDD with a clean install from an alternative XP pro CD with no change to problem.
     
    byngo, Jan 15, 2009
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  2. byngo

    byngo Newbie

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    Bump,

    Anybody????
    If its the Ide Controller, can that be replaced or do i need a new motherboard?
    Maybe it's a dry joint? How do I recognise one and where is it likely to be?
    I've ordered a service manual to help me get it into pieces.
     
    byngo, Jan 18, 2009
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    ATG 2x4 Super Moderator

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    I think you're right, it's the connector/controller. And unfortunately, as far as I know, the connectior is soldered to the motherboard and cannot be replaced unless you have some really advanced solder skills.
     
    ATG, Jan 18, 2009
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  4. byngo

    byngo Newbie

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    Well, I dont mind having a go at re-soldering a dry joint but I can't believe it might be a dry joint on the IDE HDD connector,
    You see, through linux i know that the CD-rom drive dissapears too. So to me a dodgy HDD Ide connector should not make everything on ide, disappear.
    Does that make sense, or could a dodgy connection where the hdd plugs in be causing the ide controller to malfunction on a whole.
     
    byngo, Jan 20, 2009
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