[wplug] Help with Installing 500GB Western Digital Drive

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 12:01 -0700, Operator wrote:
> There are hardware considerations also. It might be the newer drive
> requires more power and doesn't have enough to run, or there might be
> a cable connection problem. See if you can power from a different
> connector line on the power supply and make sure all the cables are
> connected properly. See if you can see the drive light or hear it
> clicking when the machine turns on. If it's an O/S software problem,
> can you just do a new install over it using the Ubantu DVD or CD?

General rule-of-thumb on a 3.5" drive is up to 2A on your 12V line
(ignoring any 5V or, in the case of SATA, 3.3V draw).


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