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Posted: **Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:48 pm**

I've got the following problem:
My laptop does not detect it's hdd correctly since a few days.
I've tried an 30 GB Tochiba and a 60 gb IBM/HIT. , both get the same wrong AutoDetection settings: 8191 MB, (CHS=15871/16/63) LBA = off
When trying to boot anyway, the bios does not find any MBR, and with Linux (SUSE8.2) boot DVD LINUX can not initialize the disk.
But, to make it a bit more complicated, it works from time to time, but very often it doesn't.

I dont know anything more to fix it, so pleas help me who ever get an idea.
Thx for any help!
Seaman-florestan

Posted: **Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:15 am**

What system do you have?

Posted: **Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:51 am**

>What system do you have?
Using WinXP currendly, was about so install Linux Suse8.2

Posted: **Tue Dec 09, 2003 7:12 am**

I was referring to your computer, not the OS.

Posted: **Tue Dec 09, 2003 1:14 pm**

Ahh.. Laptop Targa Visionary 1300WS, VIA chipset, AMI-Bios

Posted: **Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:09 am**

Can you post the AMI BIOS string? (full, including the release date).

Posted: **Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:42 am**

What bios string?
released: 02/04/2002
AMIBIOS c 2001 A.M. Inc
Bios Ver 1.05a
NS591 KBC Version 0.11/1.12
mobile amd athlon 4 processor, 1200Mhz

....

63-2000-009999-00101111-040201-VIA_K7-1AAWU015

I have no idea what this means, but maybe you ...

Posted: **Wed Dec 10, 2003 2:14 pm**

OK. The BIOS is recent enough to support very large HDDs. You might have a defective IDE cable in your laptop.
Anyway, I had a similar problem once in my DELL Latitude CPiA (laptop). Its BIOS would occasionally not identify the HDD connected to it. In my particular case, a BIOS update solved the problem. Now my HDD is ALWAYS recognized and purring like a kitten

Note: it is also possible your HDD is simply malfunctioning. You did hint that it was working properly before.

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HDD does not get detectet properly

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