Re: HELP! Adding 100Gb Maxtor Drive & ASUS P2-99 Won't Recognize It

In article <1131392793.817757.293680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Andy"
<andy.mcvicker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Dave
>
> Thanks! I'm not finding much info on this on the web. If you look at
> the notes for the 1011.A revision it states
>
> 1. Support IDE hard disk larger than 32G bytes.
> 2. Revised microcode update support for Cu-Mine processors.
> 3. Fix for Microsoft Pre-OS test failure
> 4. Added microcode update support for Coppermine cA-2 stepping. (681)
> 5. Microcode update upgrade for PII 653, 672, and 673.
> 653: 00A->010; 672: 00B->00C; 673: 007->00A.
> 6. Fix for boot failure with some boot managers installed.
>
> This is the revision I have on my PC so you'd think it'd work. :-(
>
> Andy

Go to the disk manufacturer's web site and get the jumper
settings. There is a jumper option that will "clip" the size
of a disk to 32GB. That will allow you to get on with life.
There are probably plenty of other solutions, such as using
a Promise IDE controller (not RAID), something that plugs
into a PCI slot and gives a couple of extra IDE connectors.
That would get around the size issue, and speed up the I/O
a bit.

Disk size limits for old boards can be found here. If I'm reading
this chart correctly, using the latest beta BIOS allows up to
128GB (137GB). You'll have to search around, to see if in fact
this chart is correct. Your Southbridge is the same as the
other P2B family boards, and that is where the IDE interface
lives - it all depends on what updates made it into your
last available BIOS file, that determines the max supported
disk size.

http://rma.asus.de/support/FAQ/faq076_32gb_ide_hdd.htm

Using the clip jumper, while limiting you to 32GB capacity,
means no other changes to your system (no risks associated
with flash upgrading the BIOS).

Hope that gives you a few ideas,

Paul
.

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