Scenario 1
If you currently have it connected as a cable select master drive, I can
only assume that you have already installed vista on the drive and are able
to boot from it to the desktop. My recommendation, check the file system, I
know some drives in the past that were utilizing the FAT32 file system had
some issues with drive size in Windows, make sure that you are using the
NTFS file system first and foremost (I highly recommend it), and secondly
use the jumpers on your hard drives. Designate one as a master and your
other drive(s) as slaves.
Scenario 2
If you have the drive setup on cable select as a master drive but you cannot
boot to the desktop, change the jumper settings as I said before and boot
from the Vista disc, try the repair tool, if that doesn't help you boot to
the desktop then reinstalling Vista and let me know if that fixes the issue.
--
Brandon A. DeBoard
"Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average." - Jim Rohn
"DaShard" <surfin@thebeach> wrote in message
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>I presently have it as a Master (Cable Select) on IDE Channel 2 off the
>MoBo.
>
> When Vista did recognize it I have a feeling it might have been a Master
> on a Promise Ultra133 TX2 card. I know I had to dicker around with
> channels and cables and settings so that I could get the darn CD to boot
> trying to make Vista see the 300GB. - cables weren't long enough!
>
> It could have been a slave on channel 2 when Vista saw the 127 but I'm not
> sure.
>
> If I know me it would have been a Master but I can't quite remember at
> this point. Between that and my nVidia card I'm about hardware fried these
> last couple of weeks!
>
> --
> What could possibly go wrong?
> Michaele ba mcse
> http://www.northcoastcomputerservices.com
>
>
> "Brandon A DeBoard" <brandon@myaggravation.com> wrote in message
> news:C29EE120-8BD2-4BA3-827D-9F1662F9A35C@microsoft.com...
>> That was the model number I was looking for. Is the drive being used as a
>> slave or master? If it's being used as a slave does windows recognize the
>> drive? (I recall you stating that windows no longer recognizes that the
>> drive exists)
>>
>> --
>> Brandon A. DeBoard
>>
>> "Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average." - Jim
>> Rohn
>>
>> "DaShard" <surfin@thebeach> wrote in message
>> news:FB9C371A-7BE6-40E4-979B-A11C4468D407@microsoft.com...
>>> From Device manager in Vista it's a: ST3300622A - does that sound
>>> correct? I can take it our of my 'puter and look if that's not it.
>>>
>>> I got a 'deal' on it from CompUSA a couple of weeks ago!
>>>
>>> --
>>> What could possibly go wrong?
>>> Michaele ba mcse
>>> http://www.northcoastcomputerservices.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "Brandon A DeBoard" <brandon@myaggravation.com> wrote in message
>>> news9E00ED9-BDFA-4516-B3B9-1F5C01B7F59D@microsoft.com...
>>>> Do you have the model number of the drive? I show that Seagate's
>>>> Barracuda
>>>> series drives only come in 250gb, 400gb, 500gb, and 750gb. You
>>>> shouldn't be
>>>> having any issues with Vista recognizing the drive size, however, I've
>>>> seen
>>>> similar issues arise before. If you can get the model number of the
>>>> drive I
>>>> may be able to help you further. =)
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Brandon A. DeBoard
>>>>
>>>> "Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average." - Jim
>>>> Rohn
>>>>
>>>
>>
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