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More info?)
In article <ohn4q011mrf4ubhntl1bmbvpgelb6ttip9@4ax.com>,
xxx@btinternet.com wrote:
> >
> >These are the Asus "general" resources -
> >
>
http://www.asus.it/support/english/techref/48bithdd/index.aspx
> (modern)
>
http://www.asuscom.de/support/FAQ/faq076_32gb_ide_hdd.htm (older)
>
http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/J.Steunebrink/k6plus.htm (old patched
> BIOS)
> >
> >The first link above says: A7M266 Yes 1006
> >so 1007 should work.
> >
> >Leave the settings at auto, and let the BIOS do the work.
> >
> >For background info, see
http://www.48bitlba.com
> >(And, if any adverts on the site imply you should buy a third
> >party BIOS, ignore the ad!)
> >
> >If, for any reason, things don't work out for you, another
> >solution is to find a PCI IDE card of modern vintage. Devices
> >that support ATA133 operating speeds, generally support 48 bit
> >LBA (that is, if they don't explicitly state support for
> >48 bit LBA). It is better if the product states in its ad
> >copy, that 48 bit LBA is supported, as then there is no
> >uncertainty about it.
> >
> >HTH,
> > Paul
>
>
> Thanks, mate.
> The bios does seem to recognise the hdd, although the cylinder
> readings are odd I've been told to ignore these as long as the bios
> shows the correct hdd name - it does.
>
> I've already had a look over the sites you suggest - the asus site
> does suggest 1007 is compatible.
>
> I'm unsure now what the actual problem is.
> I've used the samsung hdd boot floppy utility to partition the hdd to
> a 40Gb partition and a 120Gb partition - it is formatted in NTFS.
> I'm using XP Pro SP1a bootable CD, It loads files and proceeds to a
> point where it says
> 'Page fault in non-paged area'
> Possible RAM fault - I'm gonna download Memtest.
> At least it's doing that consistently now.
>
> It's a udma133 drive working at udma100 - should just run at the
> slower rate - no?
>
> blackbat /\x/\
By all means, test with memtest86 on your system. That helps
eliminate memory as an issue.
The ATA transfer rates are backward compatible, so a ATA133 disk
will work at ATA100.
Do _not_ use the disk manufacturer's utility. Try to get Windows
to format the disk. The reason is, the disk utility on the floppy
may use a "disk overlay", and that can complicate life for you
later, if you use other disk management software (or if you install
multiple foreign OSes). You want as standard an install as you can
manage, and more software is likely to work with a Microsoft
prepped disk, than with other software. At least any problems with
the Microsoft setup are known by developers, whereas who knows what
the Samsung software is doing.
(I hate 48bit LBA problems, because some people never get this stuff
to work properly, and I don't know why. In some cases, the Asus claim
that the BIOS is compatible, is wrong. Once you get the disk set up
and have solved your other problems, test the disk by copying 1GB
sized files to the disk partitions, until all partitions are full.
An inproper install, will corrupt the file system, when a file is
copied over the 128GB address boundary. Test the disk now, before
putting your MP3 collection on there - otherwise you could be in
for a nasty surprise 6 months from now.)
HTH,
Paul