From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LnDwU-0001sU-Ta for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:59 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 036BBE066D; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com [81.103.221.47]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80D1DE066D for ; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20090327152555.NQCV2989.mtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:55 +0000 Received: from sol.anferny.me.uk ([82.3.168.124]) by aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.2.02.00.01 201-2161-120-102-20060912) with ESMTP id <20090327152554.BCBH21638.aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@sol.anferny.me.uk> for ; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:54 +0000 Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by sol.anferny.me.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 126B058EC85 for ; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:52 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at anferny.me.uk Received: from sol.anferny.me.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (anferny.me.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ISXrCNsaYFaA for ; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from [192.168.16.33] (howarthairtech-2.dsl1.easynet.co.uk [217.204.234.242]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by sol.anferny.me.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2136D129395 for ; Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:46 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <49CCEF78.70802@anferny.me.uk> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:23:36 +0000 From: Anthony Metcalf User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Yikes, replacing sata 200gb with Sata 750gb .. no bootsky. References: <878wmr9f3u.fsf@newsguy.com> In-Reply-To: <878wmr9f3u.fsf@newsguy.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=wKYJnXEVHgEA:10 a=Ssf9-DkOMW8A:10 a=DDijzbyrChQizzbNPgEA:9 a=8ZoKipabuN-OZF2B5gmC2KXUJM8A:4 a=2uiCRmbCp6AA:10 X-Archives-Salt: c7a22a68-e92c-49cf-9313-002973c97a08 X-Archives-Hash: 0d0d44f2560646750b2e0f98c58694d5 Harry Putnam wrote: > Setup: > amd Athlon64 +3400 architecture > > I'm attempting to replace 2 200gb sata drives with 2 750 gb drives. > > All drives concerned are WD. > > And the 2 200gb are attached to a: > Adeptec 1205sa PCI sata card (non-raid) > > The two existing drives have been working fine but need more room so > replacing with 2 750gb. > > I thought I'd try replacing one first and see how it went. > > I hit a snag on the first swap. Pulled out the 200gb and inserted a > 750 but it turns out that the new drive, unlike my older 200gb drives > does not have the old 4pin power connector that I expected. > > I see some other connectors in the wiring harness that look like they > go to the larger (non-data) fitting on these new sata drives. Its > about twice as wide as the data plug but has the same little 90 degree > hook on one end. > > The matching plugs on the wiring harness appear to be made for this so > I go ahead and plug it in, and fire up the machine. > > As boot up proceeds it gets by the brief memory check then comes a > screen saying: > > Press F3 to enter configuration utility > Primary channel: WDC WD750-blah-bah <= my new 750gb drive > > So I guess this is coming from the Adeptec 1205sa card and press > F3... but nothing happens, and no further progress appears possible. > > Rebooting and ignoring the `Press F3' screen doesn't allow boot to > proceed either. > > So I appear to be stuck and unable to boot up. > > The boot disk is not on sata and is not involved in the swap. > > Anyone see anthing similar or have a suggestion. > > > Sounds like the bios is seeing the drives in a different order now to before, and so is trying to boot from the wrong disk.... Can you manually alter the order it tries disks?