7NJL6 problems with large harddisk

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D. Reisner wrote:
> Has anyone tried to use a 80 Gb or larger harddisk with the 7NJL6
> motherboard? When I connect my IDE 80 Gb harddisk it seems impossible
> to install Windows XP Professional. The same goes for a 200 Gb
> harddisk. The first part of the installation gives no problems, but
> after rebooting the computer stops saying there's a disk error.
> However, when I connect both harddisks to an Asus P4P800 SE or
> Gigabyte Titan-series motherboard, there are no problems so I assume
> both harddisks are not faulty. Both harddisks are from WD.
> My 10 Gb and 20 Gb harddisks (also from WD) both work very well.

Have you tried upgrading the BIOS?
http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/eng [...] &PISNo=277

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D. Reisner wrote:
> "Ugly Mugly" <umugly@nospam.hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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>> D. Reisner wrote:
>>> Has anyone tried to use a 80 Gb or larger harddisk with the 7NJL6
>>> motherboard? When I connect my IDE 80 Gb harddisk it seems
>>> impossible to install Windows XP Professional. The same goes for a
>>> 200 Gb harddisk. The first part of the installation gives no
>>> problems, but after rebooting the computer stops saying there's a
>>> disk error. However, when I connect both harddisks to an Asus
>>> P4P800 SE or Gigabyte Titan-series motherboard, there are no
>>> problems so I assume both harddisks are not faulty. Both harddisks
>>> are from WD.
>>> My 10 Gb and 20 Gb harddisks (also from WD) both work very well.
>>
>> Have you tried upgrading the BIOS?
>> http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/eng [...] &PISNo=277
>>
>>
>>
> Yes, I have upgraded the BIOS. No result; Windows XP Pro cannot be
> installed. I guess Chaintech mobo's do not have the same quality as
> those made by Asus or Gigabyte.
> The manual that came with the 7NJL6 was very flimsy compared to the
> manuals Asus and Gigabyte include with their mobo's.

Then maybe you could try Chaintech's techsupport form:
http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng [...] upport.asp