Hi!
I bought a new harddrive, Hitachi Travelstar 5K320 160GB, 7200RPM, SATA2. The problem is that the harddrive wont spinup when installed in the M3438G. Its stonedead when the computer starts.
The original harddrive that comes with the M3438G works fine though. I tryed the new Hitachi 5K320 harddrive with an external powersupply and then it spins up just fine. As same with the harddrive that came with the M3438G. I noticied that the new Hitachi-harddrive uses 800mA at the 5V line. And the original Fujitsu 80GB 5400RPM SATA1 drive uses 600mA. Can it be that the M3438G´s SATA interface can´t power the new harddrive? for me it seams really strange. Im a computer mechanichan and i have never run into a problem like this.
I tried everything also the ´´hardware reset feature´´ when removing the battery and holding down the power button, no difference. I also removed the battery at the motherboard.
Im clueless please address me in this issue.