> I had trouble getting a 20Gb to run properly in my Compaq Armada until I gave > it a bios upgrade. > > http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/Armada/us/download/8412.html
Thanks I'll try. > You can query the drive with hdparm -viI /dev/hda Cool, things one learns about hdparm... > and turn dma on with > hdparm -d1 /dev/hda Nope, it turns DMA on yes, but then Linux sticks itself stuck until it turns DMA off again. Can then be a BIOS problem then? Thanks, Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
