just recieved my new HD
when i plugged it in it said atpi incompatable, is think coz i have the slave/master jumper in the wrong place?
but when i removed the new HD it then said it about my old one!!!! but it still said press F1 to resume so i did, but my old one still boots up fine.
plz help, i need to transfer the data from my old HD to my new one so that i can get a clean wipe of the old one as windows is having a seriously bad time with major errors!!!!
Have you tried putting them on diff channels?
Issue:
ATAPI incompatible press F1 to resume.
Cause:
This issue can be caused by any off the following possibilities:
Cable loose or not connected.
CMOS values not properly set.
Solutions:
CABLE LOOSE OR NOT CONNECTED
If any hardware has been recently added or the computer has been recently moved it is possible that the IDE or power cables connected to the hard disk drive or the CD-ROM drive may have become loose or disconnected.
Verify that the hard disk drive as well as the CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW drive have at least two or more cables connected to them. Once cable should be a gray flat cable (data / IDE/EIDE cable) and the other should be the power cable. In addition the gray flat cable should be connected to the motherboard or the interface card on your computer.
If the cables appear to be connected properly, disconnect the data and power cables and then reconnect them to insure that they are not loose.
CMOS VALUES NOT PROPERLY SET
If all IDE/EIDE/ATAPI cables have been checked or disconnected and reconnected as instructed above and you continue to experience the same issue it is possible that the IDE/EIDE/ATAPI device may not be setup properly in CMOS.
Verify that if your hard disk drive or CD-ROM drives are IDE/EIDE/ATAPI that they are setup in CMOS and setup properly to their configurations. If the hard drive or drives are setup as Auto values do not need to be checked.
Or your drive could have died....
Or you may need to replace your CMOS battery......
Try BB's suggestion first, make sure drive set to master/slave as appropriate as not all motherboards can cable select properly.
GL Sheepster......keep us posted.
TL.
Goto the website of the drive and check wat it says about jumpers... I had the same problem when i installed my new one.
It could always be your MB doesnt support large HD's
it is a possibility that my mobo wont suport it but i wouldnt have thought so, i bloody hope not, as it is quite an old mobo and i do need to updaqte everythiink but there are several other things that need doing 1st
QuoteOriginally posted by BlueBall@Oct 3 2003, 02:24 PM
Have you tried putting them on diff channels?
reason I say this is that some drives have issues working with some other drives (even from the same manufacturer)
well ive put it on slave now.
turning off pc and trying it.
QuoteOriginally posted by sheepy@Oct 3 2003, 07:09 PM
well ive put it on slave now.
turning off pc and trying it.
What I mean is that there are 2 EIDE channels that can each support 2 devices - you can have a master and a slave on each channel. Sometimes, hard disks don't like working on the same channel as a another hard disk. If that is case then you can set them both as master but put them on different channels (different ribbon cables rather than the same cable)
Oh, and do as TL suggested, and set all drives to "autodetect" in your BIOS
dammit!!!!!
put the jumpers on the correct places
didnt work
went in to CMOS put it on auto, it detected and i was happy
then again
ATAPI not compatable
any ideas,
i really hope that this damn wazzok mobo will accept it.
what is your motherboard and what is your new hard disk?
Is it an old motherboard? it might have issues with large hard disks.
wazzock mobo :lmfao:
just been to the mobo maunfacturers webby
and there was a point in the FAQ
Q] can this mobo support hard drives of 80gig or more
A] upgrade to latest bios
just doing this now, downloaded it and im now going to install / restart
right that didnt work
when i tryed to install it, it replyed with
chipset not suported
flash not suported
make shure flash isnt protected
these were in seperate warnings when trying to install it. so im trying the slightly older bios as that was a beta and the one erlier is a full vertion
if it doesn't work please post here the make/model of mobo and hard disk and I'll see what i can find out for you?
Sometimes a BIOS needs to be flashed with certain switches on the commandline to erase and reset the BIOS - just a thought.
i was almost finished typing this and then my comp reboted for no reason at
mobo - GA-7IXE4
HD - maxtor diamondmax plus 9, 120gig
just in case its important
cpu - 800mhz
ram - about 384mhz
The latest BIOS for this mobo should fix your problems. See here (http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/FAQ/FAQ_GA-7IXE4.htm) for summary of the main problems and fixes in the latest bios. What you describe is not fixed by the last release BIOS, but the beta does fix the problems (the beta being 18 months old and undeveloped after 20th Feb 2002).
I would try to reflash the latest Fad (Beta) BIOS found here (http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/BIOS/BIOS_GA-7IXE4.htm).
When you have flashed the BIOS go into the set up menu in BIOS and reload defaults, this should help reset everything to the new BIOS.
TL.
reason its undeveloped passed there is that my mobo is over 2 years old now
maybe a lot more than that
OB put it together maybe he rembers better than me
i have tryed both of the bios vertions on this bloody page
but i am trying that one again
Btw, you can stick a 1.3GHz Duron in that mobo instead of your 800MHz version, should cost about £30 from a retail outlet and a lot less from a computer fair. Although if you can stretch a bit further your best bet is to get a mobo/cpu/ram upgrade kit and get into the Athlon range.......
TL.
can some one quickly post and re assure me that this wont affect my old mobo as it has a lot of important stuff on it thats not backed up yet
i want to upgrade my mobo, cpu, ram upgrade 1st is the mobo and cpu
i want a mobo that suports sd and ddr ram then i can use my old ram for a couple of months till i can afford my new ram ie ddr
QuoteOriginally posted by sheepy@Oct 3 2003, 08:59 PM
can some one quickly post and re assure me that this wont affect my old mobo as it has a lot of important stuff on it thats not backed up yet
Flashing a BIOS will *not* make you HDD go fubar, so rest assured that your data is safe. OTOH a BIOS flash that crashes like a mofu will certainly produce an unbootable system, forcing an upgrade or replacement of said mobo.
TL.
Sheepeh - this typing is giving me arthritis - give me a call on my home number (it's in the member's section under the contacts topic) and I'll talk you through it m8. I'll be on the PC until late, so call anytime before 10.00pm - after that and I'll not get a shag from the missus ;)
TL.
i cant rember where i put the contacts bit
found it