Installation report

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:42:21 -0300
Lucio M Nicolosi <lmnicolosi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> > On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:16:27 -0300
> > Lucio M Nicolosi <lmnicolosi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> 80 wire cable on a 20 gig HD? I doubt this is the problem.
> >>
> >> These are the specs.:
> >>
> >> IBM DeskStar 40GV
> >> Mfr P/N: 07N3924
> >> Formatted Capacity: 20GB
> >> Interface: 40-pin ATA      <<---
> >>     
> >
> > Have you ever seen an 80-pin ATA interface?
> > I haven't, but I do know what let me use an old 10GB drive with
> > Ubuntu 8.10
> >
> >
> >
> >   
> You are right, to my dismay this ancient HD (2000/2001) had indeed
> Ultra ATA 100 capabilities that only can be attained with:
> 
>     * a 40 pin, 80 conductor cable
>     * A controller card or motherboard chipset with Ultra ATA/100
> capability
>     * Ultra ATA/100 compatible BIOS or driver
> 
> If a decent OS find the last two conditions it will assume that the 
> first one is also valid. Windows pre-XP was probably more forgiving.
> 
> Even though, her 8.10 does not even detect the HD, while others
> systems do (she somehow partitioned it), was that exactly what you
> faced?
> 
> L.
> 

Did I miss a message? I do not seem to have seen the one telling me I
need your permission to answer a question here. Perhaps you would be so
kind as to repost it for me? 

I offered the individual a possible to solution to a problem. If I need
to have you approve my responses, please let me know that so I don't do
this again.

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Charlie Kravetz 
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