Re: ATA/IDE hard drive problem
On 08/04/12 09:41, Gary Roach wrote:
> I have an older computer that is still completely serviceable that I am
> switching over to Linux from win2k. The system has had a glitch for a
> long time in that it fails to boot the first time I try. The reason is
> that it can't find the WD600BB, 60 GB hard drive. A second try usually
> fixed the problem. It has an Intel D865PERL mother board, a P4 2.4 GHZ
> processor and 512 MB DDR 400 ram. I just upgraded the BIOS to the latest
> version.
>
> If the BOIS ATA/IDE Configuration is set to Extended, the bios finds my
> CDROM drive but not the hard drive. If the configuration is set to
> Legacy the bios finds the hard drive but not my CDROM drive.
Strange. What was the BIOS setting for the hard drive when you installed?
> The hard
> drive is on IDE -1 as master (or stand alone, makes no difference) and
> the CDROM is on IDE-2 as master.
That makes sense, and it's how I would configure it.
<snipped>
>
> I've run out of ideas. Anyone else have any?
Yes - but lets see how your drive is setup first.
Please post the output of:-
# parted -l
or if you don't have parted installed:-
# fdisk -l
>
> Gary R
>
>
Kind regards
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