No problem at all. Let me know if that helps, sometimes it can be something
as simple as that. =)
--
Brandon A. DeBoard
"Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average." - Jim Rohn
"DaShard" <surfin@thebeach> wrote in message
news:9DDA5433-6DE4-4093-AED3-9348D7A72BD5@microsoft.com...
> This Seagate 300GB is just a 'Spare' Master drive on Channel 2 - which
> also has an 80GB HD slave (CS)
>
> I have Vista on a Master 80GB (jumped) and a Slave 80GB (jumped) both on
> Channel 1
>
> Maybe I will put the jumpers back on and see if that was the key.....
>
> Thanks for helping. I appreciate that.
>
>
> --
> What could possibly go wrong?
> Michaele ba mcse
> http://www.northcoastcomputerservices.com
>
>
> "Brandon A DeBoard" <fun@theoffice> wrote in message
> news:8E264462-8BD9-44CF-82F2-9F5264B92AF0@microsoft.com...
>> 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
>> news
4C913B8-06A8-4C3F-A302-7F76AADCBC33@microsoft.com...
>>>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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