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Help to install Seagate 160 GB HD on GX1 PIII 500MTbr
I am running Win2k Pro - SP2 on Dell OptiPlex GX1 500MTbr with Bios vA07. System has ST36811A 6.005Gb harddrive and I want to add 160 Gig Seagate ST3160023A - Ultra ATA100. I am a newbie to hardward installation. Here are my questions.
1. System board has a primary and secondary EIDE slots which are connected with interface cable for existsing harddisk and CDROM. New harddrive kit also has a ATA100 interface cable. Where do I connect this? Do I need a ATA100/133 controller card or do I simply use the existing primary harddrive cable and also connect it to the new harddisk ?
2. Does my system supports 160 Gig or do I need to partition it ? If they need to be partitioned, in what units?
3. Do I need to install any ATA controller cards? What if I remove the primary and install only the 160 gig drive. Would it still require a new ATA controller card?
Thanks in advance for your help
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December 1st, 2003 14:00
Windows does not support 48Bit LBA by Default. This Should be on Dells Site as the Big IDE FAQ.
Drives larger than 130 gigs will have data corruption problems and not be seen at all and will only format NTFS if they format at all.
http://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=960
Problem
The full capacity of ATA drives larger than 137GB is not recognized by the operating system.
Solution
Currently, there are three options to remedy the 137 Gigabyte barrier. Failure to implement one of the following installation options will result in data loss when trying to access the hard disk beyond 137 Gigabytes.
Installation Option 1. Upgrade the operating system to either Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 (or newer) or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (or newer) and download the Maxtor Big Drive Enabler software patch. The Maxtor Big Drive Enabler, once executed, will update the Windows registry for large drive support.
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/downloads/big_drive_enabler.htm
Installation Option 2. Download and install the Intel Application accelerator. The Intel Application Accelerator provides 48-Bit LBA compliant ATA/ATAPI controller drivers (IntelATA.mpd) and replaces the Windows 98/Me, 2000 and XP ATA controller drivers (ESDI_506.PDR). Intel is the only chipset manufacturer that we are aware of that offers a compatible controller driver for Windows .
The Intel Application Accelerator only supports the following chipsets: 810, 810E, 810E2, 810L, 815, 815EP, 815G, 815EG, 815P, 820, 820E, 840, 845, 845E, 845G, 845GE, 845GL, 845GV, 845PE, 850, 850E, 860. The Intel Application Accelerator can be obtained at http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/. If you have an unsupported chipset or do not want to upgrade the operating system then try the next solution. This Means that an Optiplex GX1 will not work with this software because it has the Intel 440BX chipset.
Installation Option 3: Attach the large hard drive to an add-in Ultra ATA PCI adapter card with a 48-Bit LBA compliant BIOS and controller driver. The adapter card bypasses the system BIOS and operating system’s controller driver and uses its own BIOS and controller driver.
Using an IDE ATA/ATAPI controller that has a 48-Bit LBA compatible controller driver will allow safe use of large drives beyond the previous limits of 137 GB capacity. Additional controllers that do not have 48-Bit compliant drivers cannot safely access drives larger than 137 GB. A compatible card such as the Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI for Windows and Sonnet Tempo ATA/133 PCI Card for MACs can be purchased at http://www.maxstore.com (U.S. only) or at a local retailer.
Message Edited by SpeedStep on 12-01-2003 11:42 AM
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December 2nd, 2003 12:00