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...or there is something wrong with the connection to the hard disk, such as the IDE header problem Genixia mentioned. Was that one of the things you checked carefully for?


It was the thing I most carefully checked. I made the crimps a little tighter, though they weren't bad to start with...no difference in the player. I never say I'm 100% sure about these things, and I'd love someone to show up with a perfect cable and prove me wrong, but it doesn't look like an IDE cable problem from here.

Assuming the problem isn't so simple, what's my next step?