On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Charles Galpin wrote:
> I have an old ZEOS Pantera (P90) with a Phoenix 4.04 bios that I cannot
> get to recognize my IDE hard drive (7752 cyl, 16 heads, 63 spt). Of course
> Linux installs and runs just fine on it.
>
> But, the BIOS fails to autodetect it, and therefore won't boot off the HD.
> Using the correct parameters causes the bios to hang. It won't let me
> enter more than 16 heads so I can't reduce the number of cylinders. I even
> tried incorrect settings :)
>
> Any advise? All I need is to get it to boot off the HD.
>
> tia
> charles
> p.s. Glad to see monday night football appears to have an impact on the
> list traffic. Wait a minute - what the hell am I doing in front of the
> 'puters..
>
>
If your BIOS is in EEPROM, look for a BIOS upgrade. Failing that, you
will probably want to read the Large-Disk mini-HOWTO. It covers several
ways to get around this problem, along with the advantages and drawbacks.
Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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