IBM Deskstar Showing Up As Generic IDE Disk Type 47?

lazyboy

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My IBM Deskstar shows up as a generic IDE Disk Type 47 in the device manager. Should I install some sort of drivers?
 

RagingGuardian

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I think that's how all Hardrives show up in device manager. Atleast the OEM ones. I can be completely wrong though.
 

WHipLAsh13

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What OS are you running and what MB do you have. Need more input. Need more input. There are usually drivers you need to install for ata100 suppport and i need to know what os to tell you where to get them. Plus do you have the latest firmware for your motherboard and does it support ata100.


WHipLAsh
Things that make you go Hmmm...
 

bacillus

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that's windows normal generic recoginisation of that drive.
must I take it that you didn't install the via 4 in 1 driver pack for that board?
 

Sugadaddy

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Most Hard Drives show up like that in win98, it's normal. Just make sure DMA is enabled, and just check at the POST screen to be sure it's running UDMA4 (ATA66) or UDMA5 (ATA100), depending on your mobo.
 

Sugadaddy

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bacillus,
even with the Via drivers, it'll show up the same in win98. At least mine does. (Maxtor DM+ 40)
 

Pakman

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Yeah, and don't install that seperate IDE driver from the via website. It'll actually slow your HD down even though it'll display the correct HD type. I did that and ran some benchmarks like Sandra and HDTach and came out with horrible results. I had to reinstall the Via4in1 drivers to get my system up to speed again.
 

lazyboy

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Sorry about the lack of info. MSI Pro2a. In the POST is shows up as UMDA 5 so its ata100. Alright just checking thanks for the responses.
 

billandopus

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Usually it's your IDE drivers that allow proper id of your devices ... in this case your HD. However, as someone posted above it is entirely possible and probable that in getting a driver update you may slow down your HD. Very interesting.
 

SiliconVandal

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If you have it on the motherboard it should say IBM DTLA3070...but if its on a ATA/66/ATA100 controller card, -OR- the mobo's onboard 66/100 controller card, or a SCSI card, it will be displayed as generic.
 

larrymoencurly

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That must mean it's working normally and not in compatibility mode because when my computer was in that mode earlier today, th HD didn't show up at all in the Device Manager.
 

hydrobum

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newbie here.
I also got the IBM drive on a MSI Turbo-R.
where do I enable the DMA in W2K? Is it under the "direct memory access controller" properties? Well, mine is enabled. I've installed the latest via drivers, but I'm getting horrible scores with Sandra benchmark.

Thanks.
 

Medea

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Hmmm, deja vu all over again.

Lazyboy, I posted the same question about 2 weeks ago and didn't get any replies.:(

I emailed IBM:
I have the 75GXP 30GHz hard drive and an Abit KT7-Raid motherboard. The BIOS recognizes the hard drive by name. However, in Device Manager, the hard drive reads as "Generic IDE Disk Type47".Is this normal? FWIW, DMA is enabled.

IBM wrote back:
The drive should be fine if Device Manager is seeing it as "Generic IDE Disk Type47". You may want to try reinstalling your motherboard drivers, bus mastering drivers, or your controller drivers. This should not hurt/help your performance, however. I hope this helps.

Given the last sentence, I've left everything as is - so the bottom line is it's okay.

 

Pakman

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<< I have the 75GXP 30GHz hard drive and an Abit KT7-Raid motherboard. >>

He said 30Ghz... huuuuhuhuhuhuhu... kyuk kyuk. LOL even... hehehe.. j/k
 

RayH

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I think the mode you set up the drive with in the bios (LBA, large or normal) also affects whether it shows up as generic or not. I had an IBM ata66 which showed up as generic when setup as normal but was properly identified when changed to LBA.

Unfortunately, changing the hard drive mode in the bios usually requires a full repartition and reformat.