Re: HPT66 not detecting HDD on Abit BE6II

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From: Robert Davis
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 01:33

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Is this an IBM drive?  If so, you might try upgrading to the beta W2K
drivers (1.28) and HPT366 bios (1.28), as there are issues with IBM UDMA100
drives and Highpoint.  Also, try using IBM's Feature Tool to throttle the
drive down to UDMA4.

If not IBM, I don't have a clue.

"Lynton Davies" <jizzium@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
news:3a95af7b$0$25474$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> Anyone have any ideas why my BE6II wont detect a new HDD (ATA100) when
> connected to ATA port .
> When the HPT66 Blue set up screen boots up it wont see any drive yet if I
> boot into Win98 it will see drive there but not Assign it a drive letter
and
> if I boot into win2k it will lock up
>
> I have it set up as follows:
> HDD set as Master
> 80Pin cable connected as follows Blue-Mobo Black-HDD Grey-empty
>
> I have tried the following
> 1. Setting HDD to slave and altering connectors on 80Pin cable
> 2. Connecting HDD as IDE and it detects in  BIOS correctly
> 3. Altering 80pin cable to connect as slave when drive says master and
vice
> versa
> 4. Tried entering HPT settings but CTRLH to ALT H whichever it is does
> nothing
>
>
>
>
> JiZZiuM
>
>

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