Techie Question..

[Billy n NC]

Hello Guys,

I bought a PIII 800 mhz computer gateway a few months ago. Ebay less than 30 bucks. NO HD etc

I am wanting to use it for a Backup Computer . I have a small network at home . The computer now has a 30 gig HD , DVD/CD burner and 256 mem. Still less than 100 bucks ITs a small desktop. I plan to place it under my primary monitor with a KVM switch to have access to.

I am trying to add a 2nd HD Seagete baracuda 250 gig I purchased in the fall for this purpose using rebates etc.

Question
Bios will not recognize (I have updated the bios) but 65 gig is what is reported. Fdisk reports 128 gig. The os is Win 2000 It only would see 128 gig.
I did some research. Seagate/MS Knowledge base and found a Reg hack
somethiing about Big LBA or something like that.

Win 2000 now sees 250 gig. I partitioned it into two sections and formated.

Reliable YES or NO It appears to functioning correctly but Ido no want to use it as a backup and need it and be out of luck ..........suggestions.

I know there used to be software from HD manufactors to fix this in dos. etc

I know i could go USB external with no prblems but wanted it to be internal.

PS I may had a WinTV board and use it to record some tv shows and burn to dvd. also.

[Paully_44]

If it was me, and I had to do all that you did in order for the HD to be recognize it, I would be a bit leery of using it as a backup.

I prefer the external.

[RamboPreacher]

If it was me, and I had to do all that you did in order for the HD to be recognize it, I would be a bit leery of using it as a backup.

I prefer the external.

same feelings, though I have had really good luck with some third party software that does the same kind of thing - partitionmagic works reliably, as example.

I think Paully hit it, at least I agree, since it is a backup system only anyway, an external USB/firewire drive might be more "reliable", and transferable. it would be slower, though, than an internal drive.

[MacUser]

$79 external drive. No brainer.


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[Alan]

I'd go with an external as well. But instead of paying $79 for a new drive in an enclosure, just buy a new enclosure like this one for about $15...
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AP35OTB&cat=HDD

[TonyT]

Look at this article for the details, but you can install an extra IDE controller card with a newer BIOS that will support the drive if your computer BIOS cannot be upgraded.

http://www.spcug.org/reviews/bl0107.htm

TonyT

[TonyT]

Look at this article for the details, but you can install an extra IDE controller card with a newer BIOS that will support the drive if your computer BIOS cannot be upgraded.

http://www.spcug.org/reviews/bl0107.htm

TonyT

[Billy n NC]

Look at this article for the details, but you can install an extra IDE controller card with a newer BIOS that will support the drive if your computer BIOS cannot be upgraded.

http://www.spcug.org/reviews/bl0107.htm

TonyT

Thanks Tony, after doing some more homework after reading the other post that is where I am headed. I know the external would work. I have 3 of them now. To many cables. etc. LOL Really wanted the internal for this project. My vendor can get me a PCI IDE controller that will handle large drives (4 of them if I want) for about the same price as a external chassis.

Been a while since you posted welcome back from Lurkdom..

[TonyT]

Been a while since you posted welcome back from Lurkdom..

Yeah, Ive been around, but with a wife, two kids (one just starting college), 3-4 SS lessons plus 2 bible studies to do each month, as well as my day job as an automation engineer with several projects over the last couple years, I've had to be very stingy with my online time. This, however, was a real quick post, so ...


Thanks for noticing

Tony