[ale] harddrive errors

[jb at sourceillustrated.com (John Wells)]

James P. Kinney III said:
> 1. Did you replace the IDE cable with a brand new, un-mangled one? IDE
> cables have very fine wires that can't take being bent around much. The
> 80 wire cables are quite fragile. They feel stiff mostly because of the
> insulation. I believe the wire inside are around 30 gauge.

Ok...the IDE cable does appear a bit mangled, so I'm going to replace. 
Power supply (350W) should be adequate.

After replacing the cable, how can I stress test it to see if any more
errors occur?

Thanks!
John