Hey, it was just a suggestion. My point was that reasonably new components are affordable, that's all.
On 25 Jun 2001 12:36:33 -0500, Andrew Perrin wrote: > Now that's awfully silly; what if his needs are storage and not > processing? The last thing linux folks ought to be doing is following the > Microsoft "You must have at least a 1Ghz processor to write a shopping > list" line. > > On motherboards.com, he'll pay approx. $300 for a new motherboard and CPU, > *assuming* (probably incorrectly) that his existing RAM and case will work > with them. Same place, he can get a 60G hard drive for $245. You do the > math. > > On the original question: I agree that there's probably some physical > problem (cables connected incorrectly, drive physicially dead, jumpers set > wrong, etc.). Even if the BIOS doesn't understand the drive's geometry, > it should be able to see it on the bus and even allow linux to access it. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew J Perrin - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill > 269 Hamilton Hall, CB#3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 USA > > > On 26 Jun 2001, Aquila wrote: > > > I think, if you can afford a 40G hard drive, and is still on a P100, > > it's time to upgrade... (motherboard included)... > > > > On 25 Jun 2001 09:06:46 -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > > > I think you're referring to IBM's program that allows you to control the > > > DMA > > > mode of the drive. That won't have anything to do with getting the drive > > > detected by the BIOS. > > > > > > Even if it can't talk to it, it should at least see it. Check cables, > > > check > > > power, perhaps put the drive into another PC to check it. There are > > > issues > > > with drives that large and usability... all three of my Abit motherboards > > > have had BIOS updates specifically to deal with drives that big and > > > larger. > > > > > > ----- > > > Marc Wilson > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.moonkingdom.net/mwilson > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: virtanen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 6:28 AM > > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > Subject: big IBM harddisk > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I purchased a new 40 G IBM harddisk. > > > > > > My box is an old 100 MHz Pentium, with slot 5. > > > > > > The problem is that the motherboard doesn't understand the harddisk at > > > all. > > > > > > The IBM own (DOS) program, which is supposed to help to fix the problem > > > doesn't help. Even if I boot the box using that IBM setfix program, the > > > motherboard doesn't find the new harddisk at all. > > > > > > My system is Debian 'Potato'. > > > > > > Anybody knows, what to do? > > > > > > Hannu Virtanen > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > > --------------------------------------- > > e-mail: aquila at hypox dot org > > website: http://aquila.hypox.org > > geek code: > > GCS d- s+:--- a-- C++++ ULS++>++++ > > P+++ L+++>++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? > > w---- O- M-- V-- PS---@ PE--@ Y? > > PGP- t 5 X- R tv+ b+ DI-- D+ G++ > > e(++) h! r* y > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --------------------------------------- e-mail: aquila at hypox dot org website: http://aquila.hypox.org geek code: GCS d- s+:--- a-- C++++ ULS++>++++ P+++ L+++>++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? w---- O- M-- V-- PS---@ PE--@ Y? PGP- t 5 X- R tv+ b+ DI-- D+ G++ e(++) h! r* y ---------------------------------------
