On 2006/12/15 10:44 (GMT-0800) Randall R Schulz apparently typed: > On Friday 15 December 2006 10:08, jdd wrote:
>> a friend of mine have two western digital drives and the >> second is not always seen by openSUSE 1.2, I try to fix the >> problem :-() > As the other responder pointed out, SATA is strictly one-device-per-port > scheme. If your friend has two drives connected, then they're connected > and there's no issue about configuring the drives or jumpers or any > such old-fashioned silliness (SCSI notwithstanding...). > So if only one drive is seen by Linux, then possible reasons are: > 1) One SATA port is broken. > 2) One drive is broken. > 3) There are disparate SATA interfaces on the mainboard and only one is > supported or recognized or properly activated. > 4) There could be a BIOS configuration issue preventing one SATA port > from operating. Some BIOS have a compatibility mode for supporting both the PATA and SATA ports that requires only a subset of the entire provision of SATA ports be used. 5) Cabling defect. Both cables supplied with my last motherboard provided a very loose fit compared to others. I replaced them immediately. -- "Let your conversation be always full of grace." Colossians 4:6 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
