thanks a lot.. the hard disk is now recognized by the BIOS.. wishes, Abhijit.
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > hi abhijit > please try to install rh9.0 in low resolution completely.and after u are > able to start x server correctly after first login.u can try to reset > the display resolution to the required one thru the graphical mode or > thru command prompt by giving > redhat-config-xfree86 resolution=600 X 400 > the BIOS should be set to default. > thanks > samkupar > > > --- Abhijit Poddar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Can anybody absolve me from my predicament ?? > > I just installed Red Hat 9 from the installation disks > onto my spare old hard disk: 4.1 GB Quantum Fireball > CR 4.3A. > > The installation detected my hard drive correctly and > the installation was complete withot a hitch. It was > reassuring to find the light beneath the hard disk glow > intermittently!) > > However, after the installation, the system would not > boot. > I checked the BIOS and found that the BIOS had not > detected the hard disk at all. > > I then removed the old hard disk and reconnected in > exactly the same way (as master) my > existing samsung hard disk which had win xp, restarted > the computer and sure enough, the BIOS had detected the > samsung hard disk correctly. > > Can anybody suggest to me the source of the problem and > any possible solution? > > > MY PC CONFIGURATION: > > Intel P4 2.4Ghz 800 Mhz Bus > Intel 865GBF mobo with 865G chipset > BIOS: latest BIOS P09 for the 865GBF mobo from Intel > Hard disk giving problems: 4.1 GB Quantum Fireball CR 4.3A. > existing hard disk: 80 GB Samsung SP8004H PUMA. > > P.S. I had enquired about Partition Magic in an earlier mail as I was > thinking of installing Linux onto the original hard disk; however upon > Mr Jayabrata Bhattacharya's suggestion am trying to see whther I can > install onto a spare hard disk by myself.. > > BTW: > SHUBHO BIJOYA TO ALL OF YOU. > ------------------------------------------------- > Click here to find your dream partner! > Know more at http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/partner/sify.html > > Sify Power mail- a Premium Service from Sify Mail! > know more at http://mail.sify.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Thank you for choosing LinuxQuestions. > http://www.linuxquestions.org > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > ------------------------------------------------- Click here to find your dream partner! Know more at http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/partner/sify.html Sify Power mail- a Premium Service from Sify Mail! know more at http://mail.sify.com -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
