Bios don't accept the new hdd!

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Bios don't accept the new hdd!

#1 Post by schaki » Thu May 05, 2005 8:53 am

I followed the instructions from this link. http://www.thinkpads.com/6gig-limit.htm

But i didn't installed Win95 directly after that.
However, the low-level format seems to work. And bios indentify it as a small disk (when i boot from disk-manager floppy).

But when i breaks the power and try to boot up.
I always get a error message about the hdd. It seems like i have to boot up from the diskette first always.

What did i wrong when i used diskmanager?
Thinkpad X61s with Middleton bios 2.22.

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#2 Post by schaki » Fri May 06, 2005 7:10 am

The error message is: "1790 Diagnostic cylinder read error (drive 0)"

What shall i do?
Thinkpad X61s with Middleton bios 2.22.

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#3 Post by whizkid » Fri May 06, 2005 9:07 am

Have you formatted the drive (NOT low level) and installed an OS? Without those two steps, the drive will never boot.

Oh wait. You didn't say what machine this is for, but this is the 770/600 area. You do NOT need to do anything to get a 600 to use a large disk. It will use drives up to 138GB just fine. No overlay is needed.
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#4 Post by schaki » Fri May 06, 2005 10:58 am

this is a TP350c. 486 25MHz. 36mb edo ram
Thinkpad X61s with Middleton bios 2.22.

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