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<P><FONT SIZE=2>You might check for a BIOS update too. I have had the problem that you are having and the solution was a quick BIOS update. :-)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>T.J. Davis</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Southwestern A/G University</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Information Technology</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>tjdavis@sagu.edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>(972) 937-4010 ext. 1255</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>1 Timothy 4:12</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Greg Edwards [<A HREF="mailto:greg@nas-inet.com">mailto:greg@nas-inet.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 3:15 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: discuss@ntlug.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Hardware issues... motherboard</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Douglas King wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I have just recently purchased a new ECS model K7S5A motherboard. I am</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> trying to install a Western Digital 100 gig drive into the system as the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> "data drive". However, the BIOS only sees the first ~30 - 33 gigs. Most</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> motherboards I have seen, you can manually change the drive settings...and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> they claim on this board too, however, after about 1 1/2 hours...it still</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> has not been changed. :-(</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Any suggestions or experience with this board? It's wasting a perfectly</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> good drive otherwise.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> The box has RH 7.2 installed on it.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>In BIOS either set LBR on for the drive and let it autodetect or set the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>cyl, hd, sector values manually. Some BIOS's will work either way and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>some will only work 1 or the other way. You may have to do trial and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>error on these but one of them should work.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The OS does not matter here, its a BIOS issue.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Greg Edwards</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>New Age Software, Inc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.nas-inet.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.nas-inet.com</A></FONT>
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