[gentoo-user] Re: Yikes, replacing sata 200gb with Sata 750gb .. no bootsky.

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> writes:

>> So installed jumper on 5-6  and booted up.  I still get the same kind of
>> hang at the point where the adaptec PCI card throws up a screen.
>>
>>   Press F3 to enter configuration utility
>>    Primary channel: WDC WD200-blah       19082 MB <= old 200gb drive
>>  Secondary channerl: WDC WD750-blah
>>
>> No size given on the new drive, like it cannot read the drive size.
>> And no further progress seems possible.  Pressing F3 has no effect.
>
> I found the following page which would agree with pins 5-6 meaning
> what I was suggesting:
> http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2534
>
> I also found this page which mentions your Adaptec card does not work
> with 750GB Seagate drives -- so maybe that card is the source of your
> problems. http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/components/details/801.html

That is kind of a drag because I bought this card due to having found
it on that very HCL... It was only 1 user who reported it and on
specific hardware... I don't remember what now but do remember that it
didn't match mine very well ... but I tried it anyway since its very
difficult to find a sata controller for my hardware there. 

> 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/

You sure do excellent research!  And fast.

I don't know about the bios and don't really have a clue how to find
out but maybe investigating the support page you cited will get me
started down that route.  

But the Seagate thing sounds pretty bad... and likely to mean its a
nogo.