Disc Error on Iyonix

I have a strange bug under Iyonix with an IDE SSD.
When alone, I got disc error 20 then disc error 23 very fast.
But if I use it as a second disc, no problem at all.
Any ideas?

I have a strange bug under Iyonix with an IDE SSD.
When alone, I got disc error 20 then disc error 23 very fast.
But if I use it as a second disc, no problem at all.
Any ideas?

I don’t think it is a bug, I suspect the drive doesn’t have the link set to make it a master drive.
master/slave/cable detect markings on the connector end of the drive will give you the clue about where the link needs to be. The leaflet that came with the drive should give the details in an easier to read location.

Disc error 20 is “No DRQ when expected” error 23 is “controller did not respond within timeout”

Essentially in any 2 drive install the controller board on one drive assumes the role of master and does certain roles for both drives and the other is a slave and mostly does the local control.

Edit: Your other drive that makes the combination work is set as master. Note that the requirement is master and slave, never slave and slave and never master and master.

Damned, the problem is that the adaptator came without information regarding master/slave configuration. And even not a jumper to make the link :)

In fact it WAS working with the second hard drive. Now I have disc errors too with the two discs. I should try another option (perhaps 2,5" drives, since they are pretty silents).

Thanks.

Without wishing to alarm you, but Iyonix are very susceptible to aging PSUs. Early symptoms of PSU problems are random disc errors, particularly on write, and ethernet problems. It might be useful to check the hard drives on a different machine if you have one available.

Damned, the problem is that the adaptator came without information regarding master/slave configuration. And even not a jumper to make the link :)

Drive model number + www.google.co.uk = link to datasheet :)

This is not a drive, but a msata adapter… witjout any documentation.
Anyway, it seems to be in master mode. And master or not, even alone, it keeps crashing.

The PSU is new and seems to works well with my other harddiscs.
Probably that the msata interface ask too much power.
It works very well in an USB case.
Strange…

I tried all possibilities: alone, as slave, as master, on IDE 0 or 1. No way…
This sata adapter is really crappy.

I tried with a Transcend disc. Same errors. That’s strange since a few people reported that this device was working. Anyway I stopped my SSD experiments. Not enough money and too much big USB keys at home :)

The curious point is that my first SSD worked very well for hours. But when I put it alone… crash! And when I come back in the initial state, crash again.

I suspect something wrong in !HForm. I used an old version the first time, and the last version all the other times (since I did format my main harddisc by error – don’t laugh).

Or it’s just luck :)