cp wrote:do not detect the hdd in the bios and set the drive to NONE. once you booted W2k from another hdd you can access your new hdd without problems.
Thanks for this suggestion, I've tried this but when I try to access the disk in Windows 2000 Windows says that I have to format the drive, what I dont want to do of course.
Sisoft Sandra gives me the following information about the drive (Sandra was installed on the Windows 2000 PC):
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General Capabilities
Channel : Slave
Type : ATA
Interface : ATA
Removable : No
Model : WDC WD3200JB-00KFA0
Revision : 08.05J08
Serial Number : WD-WCAMR3364842
ATA/ATAPI Approved Version : 6.00
Cache Size : 8MB
Drive Geometry
CHS Geometry : 16383 x 16 x 63
CHS Total Sectors : 16514064
LBA Total Sectors : 625142448
Number of ECC Bytes : 65
Capacity : 298GB
Translation Mode Disk Geometry
CHS Geometry : 16709 x 255 x 63
Bytes Per Sector : 512 byte(s)
Capacity : 128GB
Partitions Information
Partition 1 : MBR FAT16 128GB
Logical Drives
Logical Drive : D:
Properties
IORDY Support : Yes
IORDY Disableable : Yes
DMA Support : Yes
LBA Support : Yes
Features
S.M.A.R.T Support : Yes
Security Support : Yes
Power Management Support : Yes
ACPI Power Management Support : No
Power-up in Standby : No
Packet Command Interface : No
Removable Media : No
Look-Ahead Buffer : Yes
Write-Back Cache : Yes
Host Protect Area : Yes
Microcode Update : Yes
Acoustic Management : Yes
48-bit LBA : Yes
Device Config Overlay : Yes
Active Features
S.M.A.R.T Enabled : Yes
Security Enabled : No
Power Management Enabled : Yes
Look-Ahead Buffer Enabled : Yes
Write-Back Cache Enabled : Yes
Host Protect Area Enabled : Yes
Acoustic Management Enabled : No
S.M.A.R.T Information
Version : 1.01
ATA Commands Support : Yes
ATAPI Commands Support : Yes
S.M.A.R.T Commands Support : Yes
Transfer Modes Support
Block Size : 16
Width : 16-bit
Maximum PIO Mode : PIO-4
Maximum DMA MW Mode : MWDMA-2
Maximum UDMA Mode : UDMA-5
Transfer Modes Active
Current Block Transfer : 16
Current Active Mode : MWDMA-2
Performance Tips
Warning 3104 : Current mode not optimal. Check settings.
Warning W3104 - Current transfer mode not optimal, i.e. not highest supported. This affects drive performance. If the controller is also capable of the highest supported transfer mode, there is no reason not to use it.
Fix: First check controller supported transfer modes. Then check the mode the driver for the controller/BIOS is set to use and modify; some default to a lower mode for compatibility. You may need to install newer drivers if the current drivers do not natively support the controller (especially for RAID). You may need to update the controller BIOS or drive firmware, if the mode does not stick. If data corruption occurs verify the cable and consider switching (if any) drives on the same channel onto other channels.
If the built-in controller does not support the mode, consider using the on-board/RAID controller or even disable the built-in controller and install a new controller.
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The strange thing is is that there is
no FAT16 partition on the disk, there is only one FAT32 partition containg all of the diskspace!