Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 00:54:34 PDT
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help please
Anke,
Try booting the lib *with* the floppy in but *without* the hard drive, then
power down and try again *with* the hard drive. I've noticed sometimes that
the bios isn't very keen to change disks.
Plus, have you removed the spacers in the case (or is this an 8.45mm disk)?
Last thing - is the disk fdisked/formatted? Do you have access to another
machine to set up the disk before you shove it in the lib? A colleague has
had to set the disk up in a 50 before a 70 would see it... If you
fdisk/format externally, don't forget to leave 40M or so at the end for the
hibernation block.
Neil
p.s. glad to see someone on the list living in the centre of all good things
in the universe!
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anke Otto)
>Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help please
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 03:40:54 -0700
>
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 11:34:41 +0100
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anke Otto)
>Subject: Libretto 70CT won't recognise Tosh 6.4GB HD - Help please
>
>Hi List,
>
>I have come across this mailing list on my quest for information to allow
>me to
>upgrade my 70CT with a 6.4 GB harddisk.
>
>I have downgraded the BIOS to 6.20 as suggested on the Adorable Libretto
>page,
>but the Libretto is still not recognising the disk - I experience the
>following
>problems on boot:
>
>- the harddisk light comes on during boot
>- [there are no noises from the disk itself to sugesst it's being
>accessed],
>- the memory check runs etc
>- after a long wait the 'please insert system disk' message appears
>- when I run fdisk it reports 'no fixed disk'
>- when I check the BIOS setup during start up it has not found the disk
>
>I was wondering if this problem might be related to the non-earthing of pin
>28
>as suggested for the 12GB disk mentioned on the 'adorable' page, but
>wouldn't
>know how to check this.
>
>The shop I bought the disk from has installed it into a new larger notebook
>and
>it appears to work fine there.
>
>Anybody had similar problems, and/or might be able to help?
>
>Any hint would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Many thanks
>
>Anke
>Leeds, UK
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