hard drive wont work...maxtor d740x...too advanced for POS computer?

[MrDudeMan]

i got the maxtor d740x for my moms computer (p2 400 and i think the abit VH6 (or something like that) mobo)

it wont even post in that computer

it posts fine in my computer (p4, etc.)


what is the deal?

if i get a controller card, can it boot from the card?



EDIT

its a BH6 not a VH6

 

[ScrapSilicon]

you trying to upgrade existing hd to this..? or fresh..?

 

[Viper96720]

Maybe a bios upgrade is needed for the motherboard. So it can recognize the larger drive. Depending on if your mb is vh6 or vh6 ver 1.1. There's a bios that says support for 137gb drives or larger for both. But make sure to get the one for your board. Otherwise a pci ide card would work.

 

[MrDudeMan]

you guys are the best


ill brb with specific info on the board....maybe we can figure this out after all

 

[MrDudeMan]

the motherboard is an AB-BH6


hope there is still a new bios out for it

 

[ScrapSilicon]

you have not answered my ? ..read here ..and gl and grab this as well..

 

[MrDudeMan]

here is the link to some of the new bios versions i found


think the newest one will fix this? it says a few lines down that this one is a "fix" for 40gb+ drives

woohoo think this may be the problem?

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
you have not answered my ? ..read here ..and gl

oh sorry


i had a 9gb drive in there and i am trying to replace it with a 40gb maxtor


not transfering anything, just a clean install

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
you have not answered my ? ..read here ..and gl

oh sorry


i had a 9gb drive in there and i am trying to replace it with a 40gb maxtor


not transfering anything, just a clean install

the MaxBlast utility I linked to has EZBIOS ..I put an 80GB in a p2 233 machine with it ..mobo says its a 6 ..who cares what the mobo BIOS thinks as long as it runs and is all there..

 

[MrDudeMan]

cant get this to work..

when i click on the drive in the max blast setup

it says "invalid drive selection"

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
cant get this to work..

when i click on the drive in the max blast setup

it says "invalid drive selection"

did you acquire this drive used..? if so use Maxtor's PowerMax utility

 

[zzzz]

get a ata-100 card.

 

[zephyrprime]

Try doing the bios flash like others here have said.

Check the master/slave settings on the drive.

Use ezbios if you have too.

If worse comes to worse, use the 32gb limiting jumper on the drive.

You'll probably get this drive going with a little effort. The drive obviously works and your mom's computer isn't that old. Good luck!

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: zzzz
get a ata-100 card.

what about an ATA133 or 66 card..?$7.77 ATA66 Promise card here

 

[MrDudeMan]

got it to work guys


its been so long since ive used such a POS computer that i forgot what was going on...

<-- is spoiled by the ease of windows xp


anyways, i updated the bios with award flash


thanks for all of the help everyone! i appreciate it


btw...i used the maxtor program you sent me to scrapsilicon but, like i said, the POS computer wouldnt even let that do its magic

 

[RanDum72]

Go to the BIOS first and make sure the drive parameters are not set manually for your older drive. Set everything to 'auto' so that the BIOS would automatically detect the new drive's settings.