In case I'm wearing out my welcome, I'd just like to thank everyone for
their input.
>See if it can verify the drive. If not,
>then you've definitely got a cable or termination problem. If it can,
>especially at the higher speeds, then it's a software issue.
verified w/ the adaptec bios just fine, with the transfer rate @ 80mb too
>Have you set up the BIOS to send out spin-up command to the disk(s)?
yes, this has been on through all tests
>Oh, just one more thing. Have you tried to blacklist the disk so
>that the non-zero LUN probe is not performed on the disk? Among my
>disk, the Quantum Empire 1GB disk caused a problem when the non-0 LUN
>probe is done against the unit. It would lock the bus. So I
>blacklisted it in my copy of the linux source and now don't see the
>problem any more. I am writing this on a Sun box, but the file in
>question is scsi.c if I recall correctly.
The bios has "BIOS Multiple LUN Support" off. If I get a system up, I'll try
this though
>Check the jumpers of the disk and use preferently the most conservative
>and most simple possible setup. For example, configure it for not
>initiating negotiations.
turned of initiating negotiations, disconnect, wide negotiations, lowered
tranfer rate to 40 on all ids - no difference
Still cannot get the MB to recognize my IDE HD. I'm going to have to try
this drive on a another machine to make sure it's ok (a year old but never
used).
thanks
Charles
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