[Gllug] BIOS not detecting IDE hdrives

[Bernard Peek]

In message 
<29777.80.229.33.228.1116068873.squirrel at webmail.sinodun.org.uk>, John 
Winters <john at sinodun.org.uk> writes
>> I'm trying to build a small box with leftover bits
>> and pieces. Normally, I have no problems.
>>
>> I've a gigabyte GA-5AX m/board with a K6-2 500Mhz
>> cpu (from an earlier upgrade)and two 4.7gig fireball
>> hard drives (plus reasonable graphics and sound cards,
>> psu and CD writer etc).
>[snip]
>>
>> Now, when I boot, hard drives are shown as 'none'. The CD
>> writer and floppy are 'seen' correctly.
>
>Could the BIOS be so old that it doesn't believe in HDDs that big?

Nope. I've run 13Gb drives on that motherboard.


-- 
Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author.

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