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Old Bios - New HDD

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Name: Danny
Date: January 5, 2003 at 08:11:56 Pacific
OS: Win Me!
CPU/Ram: PII - 350
Comment:

I have a PII-350 computer which have a OCTEK motherboard with RHINO II BX-SATX and AWARD Bios V4.51PG.

Originally it was 4 GB HDD & since it's giving bad sector notice, I decided to install a new Seagate 40GB HDD.

Now my problem is once bootup, the system bios cannot identify the new HDD as it will hangup once checking the HDD.
Also once I tried to do the Auto Hard Disk Detection from the BIOS and even it did failed,

I tried to download the Disk Manager software from the Seagate website and make the installation flopys and still it cannot install the new HDD giving critial errors.

What will be the solution here ?

TIA



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Response Number 1
Name: Henry
Date: January 5, 2003 at 08:26:59 Pacific
Reply:

H/D jumpers?


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Response Number 2
Name: jam
Date: January 5, 2003 at 13:07:47 Pacific
Reply:

Check the jumpers on your HD as suggested...master or slave.

Also, a BIOS update might help. The number you gave is not the BIOS number you're looking for.

Try here:

http://support.octek.com.au/Products/MainBoards/P23/bx-satx.htm


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Response Number 3
Name: Danny
Date: January 5, 2003 at 18:05:21 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks a lot.
Infact I made the jumpers as Master Only
as this is the only Hard Disk in my office.

Also when this scenario not functioning, I tried to configure the Cable Select mode and still not workable.

TIA

Danny


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