Problem with brand new IBM 60GXP 40 gigger

[Phil21]

Hey guys, hoping someone can slap me and call me stupid here... 😉

I just got an IBM 60GXP (75GXP's successor) 40GB drive. Great drive, by all the reviews.

Only problem is I can't seem to use it. The size is never right in fdisk no matter what I do. If I leave my mobo on auto like it is for a Maxtor 40 gigger (which works fine), it finds it the correct size, but uses CHS mode? WTF? When I get into windows (or linux's) fdisk, it reports the size around 8.4GB or something. I'm like "cool, whatever.. auto on my mobo is broke for this drive.. I'll force it into LBA". HA! I select LBA mode (and auto for the rest) and the BIOS finds the drive at 2.1GB. Only now windows and linux fdisk sees the drive at somewhere around 27GB IIRC. Huh?! linux also complains that the cylinder boundry is incorrect.

I've tried this drive in two board, with the EXACT same results. First was a generic Biostar VIA chipset board, and the second was a recently flashed BX6r2 (Intel BX chipset).

Any ideas? I'm quite lost.. This is going into a Tyan Thunderbolt which IBM lists as "Certified compatable" on their site, but I wanted to test the drive out first at home to make sure I didn't get a lemon. Basically burn it in.

Thanks for any help!

-Phil

 

[Timothy]

Sounds like the BIOS and/or the IDE controller doesn't support that drive (meaning one or more of the Cylinder/Head/Sectors counts are too high). If you get a new controller (like the Maxtor or Promise), all should be well.

Tim

 

[Phil21]

Well.. Why would the maxtor run fine? Guess that's what I'm confused about *shrug*.

But, you are probably right. Guess I get to wait for a BIOS update. I'll throw it in the server tomorrow or something and see how it goes.

-Phil

 

[DocDoo]

Are you sure you have the jumpers on the drive set up correctly?

It should be: 16 HEADS - DEVICE 0 (MASTER)

I can understand this happening with the VIA board, but also with the BX-6r2????

Runs fine on my BX-6r2... (with or without my Promise controller).

 

[Phil21]

yeah.. have it set to 16 heads device zero. One jumper up/down the other sideways.

-Phil

 

[DocDoo]

<< yeah.. have it set to 16 heads device zero. One jumper up/down the other sideways. >>



Uhh... That is not 16 HEADS - DEVICE 0 (MASTER), because both pins should be &quot;up/down.&quot;

There are 5 pins on the top and 4 pins on the bottom.

Example:

A B C D E
_-F G H I

So, the 1st pin should be across B &amp; F and the 2nd pin across E &amp; I.

The way you have it set it could mean one of three things. &quot;Cable select&quot; or &quot;32MB clip&quot; or &quot; 15 Head.&quot;

Cable select = C &amp; G and H &amp; I
32MB clip = B &amp; F and H &amp; I
15 Head = B &amp; F and D &amp; E

 

[Phil21]

I apologize, I had thought the setting I had was what I had used. I tried both pin posistion, and tried more with both jumpers in the &quot;up and down&quot; posistion. (16 heads, master)

*oops hit tab*

Anyways.. The problem is the same in both 15 head and 16 head mode.

What settings do you have on your Abit in the BIOS to get the drive to recognize?

Like I said.. the BIOS sees it as 41GB like it should (but in CHS mode), but the OS does not.


Does anyone know what the number besides LBA means? The label says this


LBA 80,418,240 Sectors CHS 16383/16/63

Drive was made in Thailand on Jun-2001

Obviously a drive this big SHOULD be using LBA mode. Why is not the Abit finding this?

Thanks!

-Phil