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338753 2005-03-28 04:06:00 Hey,

I have a problem and i've done everything to solve it but with no success.
I have 3 HD, the biggest have 120gb, no problem. But now, I have a 200gb HD and the board just don't detect it, sometimes detects but what apears on the bios is not the name but a lot of strange symbols instead of the name.
I tried it as Master and slave. I update the bios to the newest version, Jan-2001, but the problem still remains.
The board is a Tyan Tiger 100 (S1832DL).

Can anyone help me with this problem?

Thanks :)
Mysterium (7726)
338754 2005-03-28 04:13:00 Is this a 120gb IDE or SATA??

The motherboard might be a bit old to support 200gb. What version of Windows are you using??
Speedy Gonzales (78)
338755 2005-03-28 05:41:00 Is this a 120gb IDE or SATA??

The motherboard might be a bit old to support 200gb. What version of Windows are you using??

Its a Intel 440BX chipset MB. Two UltraDMA/33 EIDE Ports.
Its listed on their site under "archived" products and I couldn't find a BIOS update so I think trying to get a 200Gb to run on it may be pushing it a bit.........
pctek (84)
338756 2005-03-28 13:54:00 I'm using Windows XP. It's IDE.
Isn't there any solution...? If i put partitions in the disk, the result is the same?
Mysterium (7726)
338757 2005-03-28 14:58:00 Have a look at this (homepage.ntlworld.com)

Sounds like you will need to either get a PCI card to use as an IDE controller or install an overlay on the drive (which the disc vendor will have software for).
gibler (49)
338758 2005-03-28 22:10:00 I believe if you are running xp, the only way to reconise the bigger harddrive is to install SP2 plod (107)
338759 2005-03-28 23:57:00 Have a look at this (homepage.ntlworld.com)

Sounds like you will need to either get a PCI card to use as an IDE controller or install an overlay on the drive (which the disc vendor will have software for).

How interesting. Didn't know about XP and Fat32. I have a 69Gb partition Fat32. On the other hand I probably did set it up b4 XP.
How dumb too, I thought Mr Gates should know better than to impose limits after the 640kb business.
pctek (84)
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