On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 10:10 -0500, Kent West wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
> > Not Debian-related at all, but you folks are brilliant ....
>
> Didn't I say you folks were brilliant?!
>
> Thanks, Greg! Your hints to tinker with the drive's BIOS settings paid
> off. Here's what I finally settled on that works:
>
> LBA Mode = Enabled
> 32 Bit I/O = Enabled
> Transfer Mode = Standard
> Ultra DMA Mode = Disabled
>
> btw, this BIOS would not let me access the SMART setting; it's enabled
> with no option to disable it.
>
> I've looked for a BIOS update and have been unable to find one; HP's web
> site says that if I don't find one, there's not one available.
>
> And to you and Joe, I'll look into replacing the BIOS battery also. Thanks!
>
> Now, as soon as I get the system restored (which is going swimmingly -
> W00t!), I'll boot into Knoppix, free up 2/3s of the drive, and then
> install Etch. Swee-ee-eet!
>
> Thanks, folks!

At least *ONE* of the hints actually gave you the desired outcome.

You are welcome. I'll take my fee as contributions back to the
list... Which you do already.

Now if we could just get everyone to ask smart questions like you did
originally.

Of course you realize this will never happen.
--
greg, greg@gregfolkert.net

Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's
Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive
product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at
the playfield. -- Thane Walkup


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