Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised
John Richard Smith wrote: Go to the mobo website and start digging , especially in the bios update sections, look up your bios version, and it invariable says something about having upgraded the bios to detect HD size XXXgigs, My bet is yours is 130Gigs, and then some time later they bring out a later bios vesion that upgrades it again to maybe 260Gigs and so on and so forth. You may be unlucky and no mention is made of the HD size limitation, if so you need to contact your mobo manufacturer support desk and ask them what the HD size limitations are on your bios version and can you upgrade. The BIOS settings is not so important to Linux. I have a disk which is set to 'none' in the BIOS, Windows doesn't see it but it works just fine with Linux! It's only important for the boot - it's the BIOS that loads LILO from the MBR. After that, Linux uses it's own code to access the disk. Before you do though look up what the bios is saying about your HD size , if it sees it all it, it ain't a bios limitation, but if it sees 130G then I would think this is where to start. Sometimes the OS itself has HD limitation but I don't think it is your case . Not for decently recent Linux kernels. For sure not an issue from MDK9.2 on. Some modern HD's also have a cap limit Jumper and yours may have it set up as limited to 130G, but that is a large cap limit in my experience. John That is a good point. If that is not the issue, then I'm afraid it's a motherboard issue, and there is no cure for that :-( What motherboard are you using, Eric? raffaele Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised
- Original Message - From: Raffaele BELARDI [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised eric jackson wrote: I just had a Maxtor Ultra Series 250 GB hard drive installed as a slave. The box says it operates at 7200 RPM. It also says Ultra ATA/133. Mandrake 10.0 recognizes it but it only shows about 129 GB. The installation guide lists certain ATA cards that will only recognize 137 GB but the Ultra ATA 133 is not listed as having that restriction. Eric, You say the drive is UATA/133, but does the *motherboard* support UATA/133? If not, there is little you can do, except using only the lower 130Gb of the disk. Bios upgrade will not necessarily cure the problem. I had a similar issue with a Maxtor 160Gb when I installed it on my 5-years old Asus P5A-B last winter. You can fine more info in Twiki (http://mandrake.vmlinuz.ca/bin/view/Main/ProBlems) under Large Drive BTW, I noticed that the kernels included in 10.0 (both the 2.4 and the 2.6 series) do test the system for large disk compatibility and print a message to syslog if incompatibility is found, you might want to check the syslog to be sure. The kernel in 9.2 was not so smart so I lost some gigs of avi's before finding out! raffaele Thanks for the information.I'll have to dig around and find out if the motherboard will support my drive. I'll check syslog also. I'll let you know how things worked out in a few days. Thanks again Eric Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised
- Original Message - From: John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised eric jackson wrote: - Original Message - From: John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 6:07 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised eric jackson wrote: Hi, I just had a Maxtor Ultra Series 250 GB hard drive installed as a slave. The box says it operates at 7200 RPM. It also says Ultra ATA/133. Mandrake 10.0 recognizes it but it only shows about 129 GB. The installation guide lists certain ATA cards that will only recognize 137 GB but the Ultra ATA 133 is not listed as having that restriction. Anybody else using this drive? Does anyone have any clues why this is happening? Thanks for your help. Eric Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mandrake 10.0 recognizes it but it only shows about 129 GB Bios limitations ? Yeah, I wondered about that myself. I can't seem to fnd that out from the manuals that came with my Gateway. What does your mobo manufacturer say the bios version limit on HD size is ? website Again I can''t find that information in a manual but I will try to find the website of the motherboard manufacturer. Thanks for the tip on where to look. You can often updated bios to recognise larger drives. I'll try that. Thanks. Eric Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Go to the mobo website and start digging , especially in the bios update sections, look up your bios version, and it invariable says something about having upgraded the bios to detect HD size XXXgigs, My bet is yours is 130Gigs, and then some time later they bring out a later bios vesion that upgrades it again to maybe 260Gigs and so on and so forth. You may be unlucky and no mention is made of the HD size limitation, if so you need to contact your mobo manufacturer support desk and ask them what the HD size limitations are on your bios version and can you upgrade. Ok. I'll check into the information you suggested about my motherboard and bios. Thanks. Before you do though look up what the bios is saying about your HD size , if it sees it all it, it ain't a bios limitation, but if it sees 130G then I would think this is where to start. I'll take a look. Sometimes the OS itself has HD limitation but I don't think it is your case . Some modern HD's also have a cap limit Jumper and yours may have it set up as limited to 130G, but that is a large cap limit in my experience. Okay. I'll get to work and look into the things you suggested. Thanks for the information. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised
- Original Message - From: Raffaele BELARDI [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:31 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised John Richard Smith wrote: Go to the mobo website and start digging , especially in the bios update sections, look up your bios version, and it invariable says something about having upgraded the bios to detect HD size XXXgigs, My bet is yours is 130Gigs, and then some time later they bring out a later bios vesion that upgrades it again to maybe 260Gigs and so on and so forth. You may be unlucky and no mention is made of the HD size limitation, if so you need to contact your mobo manufacturer support desk and ask them what the HD size limitations are on your bios version and can you upgrade. The BIOS settings is not so important to Linux. I have a disk which is set to 'none' in the BIOS, Windows doesn't see it but it works just fine with Linux! It's only important for the boot - it's the BIOS that loads LILO from the MBR. After that, Linux uses it's own code to access the disk. Before you do though look up what the bios is saying about your HD size , if it sees it all it, it ain't a bios limitation, but if it sees 130G then I would think this is where to start. Sometimes the OS itself has HD limitation but I don't think it is your case . Not for decently recent Linux kernels. For sure not an issue from MDK9.2 on. Some modern HD's also have a cap limit Jumper and yours may have it set up as limited to 130G, but that is a large cap limit in my experience. John That is a good point. If that is not the issue, then I'm afraid it's a motherboard issue, and there is no cure for that :-( What motherboard are you using, Eric? I'm using a Gateway 1200. It has an MSI Athlon motherboard. The bios is Amibios 7.00.xx.. Eric raffaele Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised
eric jackson wrote: - Original Message - From: John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 6:07 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised eric jackson wrote: Hi, I just had a Maxtor Ultra Series 250 GB hard drive installed as a slave. The box says it operates at 7200 RPM. It also says Ultra ATA/133. Mandrake 10.0 recognizes it but it only shows about 129 GB. The installation guide lists certain ATA cards that will only recognize 137 GB but the Ultra ATA 133 is not listed as having that restriction. Anybody else using this drive? Does anyone have any clues why this is happening? Thanks for your help. Eric Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mandrake 10.0 recognizes it but it only shows about 129 GB Bios limitations ? Yeah, I wondered about that myself. I can't seem to fnd that out from the manuals that came with my Gateway. What does your mobo manufacturer say the bios version limit on HD size is ? website Again I can''t find that information in a manual but I will try to find the website of the motherboard manufacturer. Thanks for the tip on where to look. You can often updated bios to recognise larger drives. I'll try that. Thanks. Eric Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Go to the mobo website and start digging , especially in the bios update sections, look up your bios version, and it invariable says something about having upgraded the bios to detect HD size XXXgigs, My bet is yours is 130Gigs, and then some time later they bring out a later bios vesion that upgrades it again to maybe 260Gigs and so on and so forth. You may be unlucky and no mention is made of the HD size limitation, if so you need to contact your mobo manufacturer support desk and ask them what the HD size limitations are on your bios version and can you upgrade. Before you do though look up what the bios is saying about your HD size , if it sees it all it, it ain't a bios limitation, but if it sees 130G then I would think this is where to start. Sometimes the OS itself has HD limitation but I don't think it is your case . Some modern HD's also have a cap limit Jumper and yours may have it set up as limited to 130G, but that is a large cap limit in my experience. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] only about 1/2 my hard drive is recognised
Hi, I just had a Maxtor Ultra Series 250 GB hard drive installed as a slave. The box says it operates at 7200 RPM. It also says Ultra ATA/133. Mandrake 10.0 recognizes it but it only shows about 129 GB. The installation guide lists certain ATA cards that will only recognize 137 GB but the Ultra ATA 133 is not listed as having that restriction. Anybody else using this drive? Does anyone have any clues why this is happening? Thanks for your help. Eric Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
