Re: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-13 Thread Paul Everlund
On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Jud wrote: > On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:50:45 -0600 > "Mike Loiterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > > Also make sure the jumpers are correctly set on the drive. Sometimes > > > the jumpers can be set to fake the disk size reported to the BIOS. > [snip] > > Perhaps you

Re: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-10 Thread Jud
On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:50:45 -0600 "Mike Loiterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > > Also make sure the jumpers are correctly set on the drive. Sometimes > > the jumpers can be set to fake the disk size reported to the BIOS. [snip] Perhaps you've answered this and I didn't catch it: How are

RE: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-10 Thread Mike Loiterman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday, January 09, 2003 4:16 AM Paul Everlund wrote: > On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Mike Loiterman wrote: > >> On Wednesday, January 08, 2003 5:54 PM Stephen Hovey >> wrote: >> I think you'r

RE: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-09 Thread Doug Reynolds
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 18:18:18 -0600, Mike Loiterman wrote: > > >On Wednesday, January 08, 2003 5:54 PM Stephen Hovey >wrote: > >>> I think you're right. So should I just define the drive correctlt in >>> fdisk? If so, what would be the proper settings. >> >> >> usua

RE: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-09 Thread Paul Everlund
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Mike Loiterman wrote: > On Wednesday, January 08, 2003 5:54 PM Stephen Hovey >wrote: > > >> I think you're right. So should I just define the drive correctlt in > >> fdisk? If so, what would be the proper settings. > > > > usually a drive has em on

Re: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-08 Thread Warren Block
On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Mike Loiterman wrote: > I have an old Compaq machine that I'm trying to install a 20 gig drive > into, but it's only recognizing the first 2112MB. Obviously this is a > limitation of the BIOS. Hold on a second... > Drive is Primary Master and the Cylinder Limitation Jumper i

RE: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-08 Thread Stephen Hovey
got me hangin unless fbsd does use bios for ide On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Mike Loiterman wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wednesday, January 08, 2003 5:54 PM Stephen Hovey >wrote: > > >> I think you're right. So should I just define the

RE: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-08 Thread Mike Loiterman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday, January 08, 2003 5:54 PM Stephen Hovey wrote: >> I think you're right. So should I just define the drive correctlt in >> fdisk? If so, what would be the proper settings. > > > usually a drive has em on th

RE: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-08 Thread Stephen Hovey
> > I think you're right. So should I just define the drive correctlt in >fdisk? If so, what would be the proper settings. usually a drive has em on the drive on something - a sticker/label sorta thing with head, cyl, sect, etc To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe

RE: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-08 Thread Mike Loiterman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday, January 08, 2003 5:40 PM Stephen Hovey wrote: > I thought fbsd didnt use the bios when addressing a drive > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Mike Loiterman wrote: > >> >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: S

Re: Bios not recognizing correct HD size

2003-01-08 Thread Stephen Hovey
I thought fbsd didnt use the bios when addressing a drive On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Mike Loiterman wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > PROBLEM > I have an old Compaq machine that I'm trying to install a 20 gig drive into, but >it's only recognizing the first 2112MB. Obv