Re: Error on harddrive when booting
I can't help with the Compaq problem. But I can comment on mixing new drives with old computers - it almost never works. There were several updates to hard drive controllers (S.M.A.R.T, DMA, UDMA, etc.) and the old 2G and under controllers won't handle them. Promise Tech makes a special controller that is supposed to fix the problem but I have no experience with it and Linux. Good luck. Greg Wood *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 9/1/00 at 9:21 PM Leatham wrote: I've got a problem. I need to fix a error with my hard drive. When I boot I get a 1791 error. To by pass it I have to hit F1 after that it boots just fine. I have a 8702 Compaq Presario. I added a 20 gig hard drive and that's when the problem started. The system doesn't seem to be able to handle any partitions greater than 2 gig so that's what is set at. All the partitions on the new and old hard drive work fine it just the error occurs during boot. What I'm trying to do is clean up some other errors by restoring the configuration to the original settings but can't because of the error. The restore program chokes on the hard drive error. I've disconnected the slave 20 gig drive but that doesn't help. I still get the error. I've looked on a number of web sites for help but haven't found an answer. Can anyone help? Let me know, Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Error on harddrive when booting
Sorry, no help on the Compaq, just an idea on how to bypass pressing the "F1". Maybe you can set your BIOS to boot ignoring all errors or whatever. I had a similar problem on an older 486 but it had the ability to boot through selectable errors in the BIOS, like no keyboard, whatever. It didn't "fix" the problem but it would just report the error to the console and boot right up. You may be able to do something similar on the CompaQ. Tom I've got a problem. I need to fix a error with my hard drive. When I boot I get a 1791 error. To by pass it I have to hit F1 after that it boots just fine. I have a 8702 Compaq Presario. I added a 20 gig hard drive and that's when the problem started. The system doesn't seem to be able to handle any partitions greater than 2 gig so that's what is set at. All the partitions on the new and old hard drive work fine it just the error occurs during boot. What I'm trying to do is clean up some other errors by restoring the configuration to the original settings but can't because of the error. The restore program chokes on the hard drive error. I've disconnected the slave 20 gig drive but that doesn't help. I still get the error. I've looked on a number of web sites for help but haven't found an answer. Can anyone help? Let me know, Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Error on harddrive when booting
I can't help with the Compaq problem. But I can comment on mixing new drives with old computers - it almost never works. There were several updates to hard drive controllers (S.M.A.R.T, DMA, UDMA, etc.) and the old 2G and under controllers won't handle them. Promise Tech makes a special controller that is supposed to fix the problem but I have no experience with it and Linux. Good luck. Greg Wood *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 9/1/00 at 9:21 PM Leatham wrote: I've got a problem. I need to fix a error with my hard drive. When I boot I get a 1791 error. To by pass it I have to hit F1 after that it boots just fine. I have a 8702 Compaq Presario. I added a 20 gig hard drive and that's when the problem started. The system doesn't seem to be able to handle any partitions greater than 2 gig so that's what is set at. All the partitions on the new and old hard drive work fine it just the error occurs during boot. What I'm trying to do is clean up some other errors by restoring the configuration to the original settings but can't because of the error. The restore program chokes on the hard drive error. I've disconnected the slave 20 gig drive but that doesn't help. I still get the error. I've looked on a number of web sites for help but haven't found an answer. Can anyone help? Let me know, Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Error on harddrive when booting
Sorry, no help on the Compaq, just an idea on how to bypass pressing the F1. Maybe you can set your BIOS to boot ignoring all errors or whatever. I had a similar problem on an older 486 but it had the ability to boot through selectable errors in the BIOS, like no keyboard, whatever. It didn't fix the problem but it would just report the error to the console and boot right up. You may be able to do something similar on the CompaQ. Tom I've got a problem. I need to fix a error with my hard drive. When I boot I get a 1791 error. To by pass it I have to hit F1 after that it boots just fine. I have a 8702 Compaq Presario. I added a 20 gig hard drive and that's when the problem started. The system doesn't seem to be able to handle any partitions greater than 2 gig so that's what is set at. All the partitions on the new and old hard drive work fine it just the error occurs during boot. What I'm trying to do is clean up some other errors by restoring the configuration to the original settings but can't because of the error. The restore program chokes on the hard drive error. I've disconnected the slave 20 gig drive but that doesn't help. I still get the error. I've looked on a number of web sites for help but haven't found an answer. Can anyone help? Let me know, Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
