On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: > Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> writes: > >>> Most drives have a jumper to put them into 1.5gbps mode (rather than >>> 3gbps mode). See if your new drives have one of those jumpers. >> >> There are pins (no actual jumper was supplied) but the only thing mentioned >> on the drive about using pins is this: >> >> Jumpered pins 3 and 4 enables PUIS (Power Up In Standby) >> >> I think I found what you are referring to but there is no mention of >> changing 3gb to 1.5gb... at least not in those terms. Or maybe this >> is something else. >> >> They call it: >> >> Enable or disable the spread spectrum clocking feature. >> Default setting is disable >> >> Here: >> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=487&language=en >> >> Which has this further link on the Specification tab/Left hand column >> Quick Installation Guide >> >> http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2079-001042.pdf > > I found a little more about this. Something suggesting to use pins > 5-6. (Figure 4 in the pdf at below URL) > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS273&q=WD+Sata+II+jumpers&btnG=Search > > The top one on the list. (it has such a massive direct url I've given > the search page containing the hit (at the top)) > > So installed jumper on 5-6 and booted up. I still get the same kind of > hang at the point where the adaptec PCI card throws up a screen. > > Press F3 to enter configuration utility > Primary channel: WDC WD200-blah 19082 MB <= old 200gb drive > Secondary channerl: WDC WD750-blah > > No size given on the new drive, like it cannot read the drive size. > And no further progress seems possible. Pressing F3 has no effect.
I found the following page which would agree with pins 5-6 meaning what I was suggesting: http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2534 I also found this page which mentions your Adaptec card does not work with 750GB Seagate drives -- so maybe that card is the source of your problems. http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/components/details/801.html Are you using the latest BIOS for the Adaptec card? It looks like the chipset is Silicon Image 3112A and the latest BIOS on SI's website is 4.2.84. http://www.siliconimage.com/support/
