Re: Proteva box won't read HD

augie wrote:
> Hey Pluggers,
> I'm trying to install a new 80G HD on a Proteva box that had XP on a 12G HD so
> that I can dual boot Ubuntu and XP.
> Problem is that no matter what settings I setup on the bios it won't recognize
> the HD. Am I missing something here or is the Proteva so proprietary that it
> will only recognize factory installed bios on the HD?
> Anybody know of any workarounds, hacks , etc.
> Any and all help greatly appreciated.

What's the manual say about the Protiva (I haven't even heard of it)? If
it's an older bios, it may not recognize the drive (ata speed
incompatible). I have an old PentiumII box that I upgraded from 15G to
40G drive, and had to add a high-speed ata-100 (or 133?) pci controller
(~$30 at Fry's) for it to work properly. I don't remember if it saw the
larger (and faster) drive at all or not. If it did, it wasn't able to
use all of it. Also, be sure to use the 80-wire ide ribbon.

HTH

P.S. Sorry for the delayed reply. I was getting "554 Relay Access
Denied" error when posting to the list. It's fixed now.

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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