Still no new cable, but here are the results of some cat'ing i did just now:
[root@localhost hde]# cat /proc/ide/ide2/hde/capacity 156301488 [root@localhost hde]# cat /proc/ide/ide2/hde/model ST380021A So it recognizes its a Seagate 80gb drive. I'm thinking the numbers for capacity are cylinders or something? Thank you to those following this thread. -brandon On Sat, 2003-02-15 at 10:46, Brandon Dorman wrote: > There was no cable with the drive. I'll look into getting one of the > newer cables. Now I have to be gone for the next two days, thanks for > the posts, I'll try the other suggestions when I get back on Tuesday... > > -brandon > > On Sat, 2003-02-15 at 06:41, Ed Wilts wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 02:58:29AM -0800, Brandon Dorman wrote: > > > > > > > Other people are addressing other issues, but I'll tackle one. > > > > > So I bought a new Seagate 80GB one. I installed it with no problem, > > > just set the jumper in the same place as the old Quantum, same cables > > > and everything. > > > > There is a known issue with using the same cables. There's a good > > chance that your original cable was a 40-conductor cable, whereas with > > newer drives, you'll need the 80-conductor cable. That cable likely > > came with the drive. You'll notice it's the same width but much > > smoother, and the ends are color-coded (blue for the motherboard end, I > > think grey for the slave and black for the master). > > > > If you use an old cable with the new drives on a recent motherboard that > > supports DMA66 or later, you will have drive issues, but not like what > > you described - they'll bite you later. > > > > > Also curious is that when the computer starts up it shows it as only > > > being 10GB. My computers an aging Gateway with a PIII 450... > > > > This might be an issue too. You could have a BIOS issue here, although > > I would not have expected that with a PIII. If the BIOS can't figure it > > out, it's unlikely that Linux or Windows will be happy. > > > > -- > > Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > -- -- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
