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 1LniK7-00078W-FF for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:23 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5EB06E0496; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C928E0496 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFD6764315 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:21 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -3.847 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.847 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.248, BAYES_00=-2.599, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-1] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id te44bZeeFA5D for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABD09649C2 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LniJo-0006N5-5R for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:04 +0000 Received: from c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([98.215.178.110]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:04 +0000 Received: from reader by c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:52:04 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Harry Putnam Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Yikes, replacing sata 200gb with Sata 750gb .. no bootsky. Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:51:54 -0500 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <877i298hoc.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <878wmr9f3u.fsf@newsguy.com> <49CCEF78.70802@anferny.me.uk> <874oxeakzx.fsf@newsguy.com> <58965d8a0903271226m22f4582dv8de820bc4cf409d6@mail.gmail.com> <87skkxdays.fsf@newsguy.com> <87bprlagaz.fsf@newsguy.com> <58965d8a0903280900s70b77aaeyec33bde51f5efd0f@mail.gmail.com> 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-98-215-178-110.hsd1.in.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.0.90 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:2ZhDfGGTojv9bbxuYNT3PkIpsK8= Sender: news X-Archives-Salt: 0c3a3734-3333-4a3f-9f07-132b596eb964 X-Archives-Hash: 9ee7924e9391f1179672d97f58f280d8 Paul Hartman writes: > Are you using the latest BIOS for the Adaptec card? It looks like the > chipset is Silicon Image 3112A and the latest BIOS on SI's website is > 4.2.84. http://www.siliconimage.com/support/ After downloading the bios upgrade and trying to figure out how to use it from the instructions... One thing is not clear to me, does the procedure write something to the chip on the card or to the system (pc) bios. Also I don't see any evidence this upgrade would make the card work with those 750 drives. Even worse, I'd have to install the card on a different machine since the one I needed it for has no floppy. And it appears I'd either need to install it on a windows machine or install a little free dos application that allows user to create a bootable floppy to get the job done. I'm starting to wonder if this is really worth the effort when I may find it still doesn't work for newer 750s. I think I'd almost have to hear from someone who has used it with newer drives to keep on with it. It cost $42 which I hate to just throw away, but there is some chance the Digiconepts that I bought it from will give me some kind of exchange for something known to work in the situation I need it in. You've helped me an awful lot. I wish I new your tricks for turning up information... it always seems to take me forever to find what I need on the internet.