Rodney Mishima wrote:

> I recently bought a 160 GB HD, and it uses the latest standard UDMA-6, 
> ATA-133.

I'll echo Cory and Joseph: works for me.  I have 200 Gb drives in two
systems, both running 2.4.20 kernels.

I'll also echo their advice: you need a kernel version 2.4.19 or
newer.  As for the motherboard, just attach the drive to your existing
IDE controller.  If the BIOS doesn't correctly report the drive's
size, you need to upgrade the BIOS.

You might also install the PCI card and see whether a recent Linux
distro detects the card and/or the disk.  KNOPPIX is excellent for
that kind of thing. (-:

What kind of motherboard do you have, and how old is it?  I'm using an
ASUS CUWE-RM, 2000 vintage (I think) and some kind of Intel Slot 1
board from 1998.  I didn't have to upgrade the BIOS on either one.

-- 
Bob Miller                              K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
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