On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 05:53:05PM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: > Andrei Popescu on 05/08/08 17:22, wrote: > >> How old is that mobo anyway? 750 GB might be just a bit too much for it. > > Argh! Well, I don't really know anymore - probably 1998. So 10 years, +/- > 2 years. But then, the other mobo was old too. Maybe just not quite as > old. Should I be checking on a hardware compatibility list at Seagate? >
Prior to the ATA-6 specification (released in 2000) ATA interfaces used a 28 bit addressing mode, which limits the maximum capacity to 123 GiB (137 GB in SI units). For details see the wikipedia article <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Technology_Attachment#Drive_size_limitations> There's a good chance that you will have to spring for a new controller. dt -- Dave Thayer | Whenever you read a good book, it's like the Denver, Colorado USA | author is right there, in the room talking to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | you, which is why I don't like to read | good books. - Jack Handey "Deep Thoughts" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]