Mark C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-06-23 13:23]: > > I just recently added a new hard drive to my firewall machine and I'm > > seeing the following errors: > > > hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hda: > > set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } > > I doubt this will help, but I'll put my say in anyway :) > > I get the same on one of my workstations running a via chipset on a new > hdd, I have tried 5 different hdd's on the same chipset/board and all give > the same errors, I've tried different ide cables, bios updates, kernel > updates, hdparm settings so in the end I ended up replacing only the > motherboard for a sis chipset and perfect no errors. > > The hdd has been running for around a year, with not a single problem, no > loss of data, no errors, so I decided to put it on the old mobo, wham! > same errors. > > So it could be youre chipset for some reason?? >
could it be the case that the new hd is too big to handle for your bios? wbr, Lukas -- Lukas Ruf | Wanna know anything about raw | <http://www.lpr.ch> | IP? <http://www.rawip.org> | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]