udma66+win2k: booting from 15gb, but not from 20gb drive
This is a discussion about udma66+win2k: booting from 15gb, but not from 20gb drive in the Windows Hardware category; I have two drives from IBM, one with 15GB and one with 20GB. On both are W2k clean-installs (using the standard onboard ide-controller), but only the 15GB drive can boot on the UDMA66-controller (Abit BE6 Rev.
I have two drives from IBM, one with 15GB and one with 20GB. On both are W2k clean-installs (using the standard onboard ide-controller), but only the 15GB drive can boot on the UDMA66-controller (Abit BE6 Rev.2, HPT366-onboard-controller)...
When connecting the 20GB drive to the HPT366 as master drive the htp366 setup tells me there is no bootable device connected, but on the normal ide-controller it works (like now, btw)!
Any solution?
Second problem: Both drives (15GB=master, 20GB=slave) work on udma4 w/o problems, but when using a drive from Maxtor instead the slave from IBM w2k hangs itself up upon rebooting. Yes, I have all the latest stuff installed (BIOS'es, drivers, ...)
Doesnt the HPT366 like Maxtor drives or just not different manufacturers?
AndyW
When connecting the 20GB drive to the HPT366 as master drive the htp366 setup tells me there is no bootable device connected, but on the normal ide-controller it works (like now, btw)!
Any solution?
Second problem: Both drives (15GB=master, 20GB=slave) work on udma4 w/o problems, but when using a drive from Maxtor instead the slave from IBM w2k hangs itself up upon rebooting. Yes, I have all the latest stuff installed (BIOS'es, drivers, ...)
Doesnt the HPT366 like Maxtor drives or just not different manufacturers?
AndyW
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all i can think of is perhapes that the 20gb drive isn't put as "active"-partition, is it?
Just a thought.
Bout the other prolem i've got no clue since i've never encounted the problem my self, i dont have a dma 66 controler, though i have one dma66 hdd, but i use scsi too, so i'm not to iger to get a dma66 controler =)
Just a thought.
Bout the other prolem i've got no clue since i've never encounted the problem my self, i dont have a dma 66 controler, though i have one dma66 hdd, but i use scsi too, so i'm not to iger to get a dma66 controler =)
OP
hehe, thanks, but the partition is marked as "active"... i can boot from this partition on the normal controller, but not at the udma66-controller....
in the meantime i learned why:
when resizing the partition in 1gb-steps from 20gb downto 15gb, i was surprised that i could boot when the boot-partition size was smaller than 16gb!!!
as this just something within the bios of the controller, i wrote an email to highpoint-tech to fix this in the next bios-update....
thanx to all, hope i could help others...
in the meantime i learned why:
when resizing the partition in 1gb-steps from 20gb downto 15gb, i was surprised that i could boot when the boot-partition size was smaller than 16gb!!!
as this just something within the bios of the controller, i wrote an email to highpoint-tech to fix this in the next bios-update....
thanx to all, hope i could help others...
This is a known issue (among many others) with the HPT366 controller. One of the reasons I ditched my BE6. Check the abit newsgroups.
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92% of the things we worry about don't happen - but the other 8% DO!
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Shrink
92% of the things we worry about don't happen - but the other 8% DO!
I had the same problem, i had to set my IBM 20gigger to Cable select and it booted.
Faught that damn thing for like 3 hours before i tryed that and it worked..
hope that helps
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zendog
Win2k Gold
Dual cele 366 OCed @ 550
Matrox G200
Voodoo 2
SB Live
20gb Ibm HD
Nic, Modem and other crap
[This message has been edited by zendog (edited 11 February 2000).]
[This message has been edited by zendog (edited 11 February 2000).]
Faught that damn thing for like 3 hours before i tryed that and it worked..
hope that helps
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zendog
Win2k Gold
Dual cele 366 OCed @ 550
Matrox G200
Voodoo 2
SB Live
20gb Ibm HD
Nic, Modem and other crap
[This message has been edited by zendog (edited 11 February 2000).]
[This message has been edited by zendog (edited 11 February 2000).]
