Re: OT: Hardware diagnostic

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Kent West wrote:
> Not Debian-related at all, but you folks are brilliant ....

Didn't I say you folks were brilliant?!

Thanks, Greg! Your hints to tinker with the drive's BIOS settings paid 
off. Here's what I finally settled on that works:

LBA Mode = Enabled
32 Bit I/O = Enabled
Transfer Mode = Standard
Ultra DMA Mode = Disabled

btw, this BIOS would not let me access the SMART setting; it's enabled 
with no option to disable it.

I've looked for a BIOS update and have been unable to find one; HP's web 
site says that if I don't find one, there's not one available.

And to you and Joe, I'll look into replacing the BIOS battery also. Thanks!

Now, as soon as I get the system restored (which is going swimmingly - 
W00t!), I'll boot into Knoppix, free up 2/3s of the drive, and then 
install Etch. Swee-ee-eet!

Thanks, folks!

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Kent