bootdisk problem

The Senile Doctor · 15th October 2005, 18:13

I have a 400 gb seagate HDD for my kabinet pc, and I'm having all kinds of problems...
I couldn't install windows on it, when I plug in a pata drive, I can install windows on the pata drive, and I find the seagate in windows, and can use it without problem, but putting an exact ghost copy on the seagate doesn't boot into windows, other sata drives on the same sata channel do boot windows...
wtf is going on?

Sidney · 15th October 2005, 18:27

May be the boot file becomes hidden from ghost copy. I no longer use ghost, the latest Drive Image prompts the message and have more choices whether you intend to make the OS copy bootable.

The Senile Doctor · 15th October 2005, 18:39

but even before ghost, it doesn't want to install windows, even if it's properly working once in windows

Sidney · 15th October 2005, 18:53

Assuming you have reformatted. I am not sure if Seagate has HD diagnostic utiity similar to Western Digital and IBM drives to check the HD.

My IBM SATA drive (new) was unable to install Windows, I found out later on it was "bad". RMA'ed back and the new drive return within 2 weeks.

piotke · 15th October 2005, 19:53

Seagate has seatool (or is it seatools, not sure).

The Senile Doctor · 17th October 2005, 16:17

seatools : no problem found

solved the problem : it's an age-old problem with big drives, seemingly you have to set the access in bios from auto to large or the disk won't boot an OS...
now it's ok

jmke · 17th October 2005, 17:38

where did you find out ?

The Senile Doctor · 17th October 2005, 21:27

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326676
and
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/grou...m/383005545731

15th October 2005, 18:13	#1
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	bootdisk problem I have a 400 gb seagate HDD for my kabinet pc, and I'm having all kinds of problems... I couldn't install windows on it, when I plug in a pata drive, I can install windows on the pata drive, and I find the seagate in windows, and can use it without problem, but putting an exact ghost copy on the seagate doesn't boot into windows, other sata drives on the same sata channel do boot windows... wtf is going on? __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

15th October 2005, 18:27	#2
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	May be the boot file becomes hidden from ghost copy. I no longer use ghost, the latest Drive Image prompts the message and have more choices whether you intend to make the OS copy bootable. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

15th October 2005, 18:39	#3
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	but even before ghost, it doesn't want to install windows, even if it's properly working once in windows __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

15th October 2005, 18:53	#4
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Assuming you have reformatted. I am not sure if Seagate has HD diagnostic utiity similar to Western Digital and IBM drives to check the HD. My IBM SATA drive (new) was unable to install Windows, I found out later on it was "bad". RMA'ed back and the new drive return within 2 weeks. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

15th October 2005, 19:53	#5
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	Seagate has seatool (or is it seatools, not sure). __________________ .

17th October 2005, 16:17	#6
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	seatools : no problem found solved the problem : it's an age-old problem with big drives, seemingly you have to set the access in bios from auto to large or the disk won't boot an OS... now it's ok __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

17th October 2005, 17:38	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	where did you find out ? __________________

17th October 2005, 21:27	#8
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326676 and http://episteme.arstechnica.com/grou...m/383005545731 __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

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