MP3Car.com - View Single Post - Windows Freeze When Crank, Crank again windows unfreeze

The Durango Kid · 04-29-2004, 04:12 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by antimatter

Well I did test it with a multimeter. I recreated the windows freeze and what i did was stick the positive and negative probes into the respecive holes on the molex connecter (not the molex connector that was going to the Hard Drive but a free one) and i did get +5 and +12 volts.

So i don't think it is the OPUS unless there is a problem with current from the actual molex connector that is plugged into the Hard Drive. I will test the actual molex that goes into hard drive later tonight.

One thing i noticed was that when i disconnect the Molex (after it is frozen) and reconnect it, the hard drive spinns up again and it unfreezes itself.

I'm not sure what you mean here.. You said you tested "a free one" but then say after you "disconnected the Molex"?

If you are in fact removing the Molex from the HD and when you hook it back up the drive is spinning up I'm thin the controller on the HD is bad. I suggest testing another HD if you can.

04-29-2004, 04:12 PM	#15
The Durango Kid Variable Bitrate Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wilkes Barre, Pa Posts: 233	Quote: Originally Posted by antimatter Well I did test it with a multimeter. I recreated the windows freeze and what i did was stick the positive and negative probes into the respecive holes on the molex connecter (not the molex connector that was going to the Hard Drive but a free one) and i did get +5 and +12 volts. So i don't think it is the OPUS unless there is a problem with current from the actual molex connector that is plugged into the Hard Drive. I will test the actual molex that goes into hard drive later tonight. One thing i noticed was that when i disconnect the Molex (after it is frozen) and reconnect it, the hard drive spinns up again and it unfreezes itself. I'm not sure what you mean here.. You said you tested "a free one" but then say after you "disconnected the Molex"? If you are in fact removing the Molex from the HD and when you hook it back up the drive is spinning up I'm thin the controller on the HD is bad. I suggest testing another HD if you can.