Do you have the very latest chip drivers installed? For Via, it's http://www.viaarena.com/
If they're Intel, google oughtta work. Sandra also probably can't get past the overlay program. HTH On Sun, 14 Apr 2002 08:17:21 -0500, "[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Greg, I ran benchmarking programs; HD Tach, Sandra Pro, and >FreshDiagnose, all were perfect. I reformatted again, same >problem. I've never ever had to manually set cluster sizes >or anything for a HD for that matter, it's always done by >"auto detect HD settings" in the BIOS. I tried a fixed size >swap file @ 320mb, same thing. It was formatted using >western digital's floppy, LBA is on, 32bit transfers, and FAT >32. I don't see anything in the AMI BIOS about the cluster >size used. (Award DOES show cluster size though I THINK). >The size of the HD is being shown correctly in 'my computer', >'msinfo', DOS, and everywhere else except of course for the >recycle bin (which on EVERY win98 PC I have EVER seen, shows >1.99gb REGARDLESS of the size of the HD!!). On the new >format, I installed Sandra Pro again, and it says the cluster >size is 16k. Now I've never noticed cluster sizes before on >any PC because it's NEVER been an issue before. So, if it >must be 4096, then how or why did it get set to 16k? >According to the link you sent, it states: "This issue can >occur if you are running Windows on a hard disk that is >larger than 8 gigabytes (GB) in size and has a cluster size >LESS than 8 kilobytes (KB). This configuration may be created >if you use a third-party disk tool to create a partition on a >hard disk that is larger than 8 (GB) in size and has a >cluster size less than 8 KB. " .........so that must not be >the problem since it's set to 16k and no 3rd party software >was used. ? According to the other text on that page, 16k is >correct for a 17.2gb drive: > > Hard disk size Cluster size > ------------------------------- > 16 GB and larger 16 KB > >From your other reply: >Use chkdsk, to determine cluster size ... >http://onlinehelp.bc.ca/tips.htm#scandisk > >I did that, and it shows the cluster size ("allocation >units") @ 4096K! So, I don't get it. Why does Sandra Pro >state 16k???? > >I will reformat again using the windows SU disk as it >suggests and see what that does. I can't understand though >why I have never seen this problem before on 15gb, 18gb, 20gb >or 45gb drives. >Thanks Greg, >-Clint > >God Bless Us All >Clint Hamilton, Owner >http://OrpheusComputing.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Greg M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Your cluster size is probably too small. > >It should be 4096 bytes. > >M$KB: > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q2291 >54 > >I'm sure there's a dos command to determine what it is, I >just >can't find anything in my notes. > > I've got SiSoft Sandra, >http://www.sisoftware.demon.co.uk/sandra/ > >If the cluster sizes are too small, a 3rd party tool like >Partition Magic can change the cluster size. > ><perhaps twice posted, forgot to snip crap> > >On Sun, 14 Apr 2002 06:00:14 -0500, >"[EMAIL PROTECTED] >-Clint Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Hi all, on a new PC for a customer here, I have something >>happening I've never seen before. I cannot run scandisk! >>when I try to run it, it says "not enough physical >memory"!!! snip ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
