[ale] Red Hat 6.1 Hard Drive always accessing

[Wandered Inn]

Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> 
> Well, I stand corrected, then!  Apparently in some HDD LED circuits, current
> can go the "wrong" way if the LED allows it by being wired up backwards.

To be perfectly fair, this is the exception to the rule.  It seems like
I never get the HD led connected correctly and I always end up with one
that's either never lit or always lit.  In most cases, it's not lit.

> 
> - Jeff
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wandered Inn [mailto:esoteric at denali.atlnet.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:15 AM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: Re: [ale] Red Hat 6.1 Hard Drive always accessing
> >
> >
> > Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > >
> > > I can't imagine this fix working.  IMH(Experience), just about any
> > > real-world circuit with a backwards-connected LED will
> > result in the LED not
> > > lighting at all.  If the drive and drive controller are
> > working normally yet
> > > the LED stays lit, then there is a (largely
> > inconsequential) problem in the
> > > LED drive circuit.
> >
> > Whether or not there is a problem with the circuit, you're welcome to
> > come visit.  I can demonstrate this on at least two machines I've got
> > currently running.  In one of my mb manuals it actually
> > suggests this as
> > a solution.
> >
> > >
> > > - Jeff
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Wandered Inn [mailto:esoteric at denali.atlnet.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 8:44 AM
> > > > To: ale at ale.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [ale] Red Hat 6.1 Hard Drive always accessing
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Douglas Knudsen wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you sure it is running?  I have a similar problem
> > with one of my
> > > > > harddrives.  The red access LED light stays on constantly.
> > > > I can't figure it
> > > > > out.  I pull the drive and put a different one in and the
> > > > problem goes away, so
> > > > > I am convinced it is the HD not the IDE device, but thats it.
> > > >
> > > > It could be that you have your hd led hooked up backwards,
> > > > which in this
> > > > case, it may very well stay on literally all the time.
> > If it does any
> > > > flickering, that is off at all, this is not the problem.  If
> > > > however, it
> > > > stays on from the time you boot, then try reversing your hd led
> > > > connection.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Chris Cillo wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My hard drive seems to be running constantly. Anyone have
> > > > any ideas why?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Chris
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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