From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 20 23:13:31 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D192D16A403 for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:13:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3361143D49 for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:13:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k8KND98K066775; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:13:09 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060920181009.0219fec8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:12:57 -0500 To: Brett J McLain From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <4511B782.8050702@mail.usask.ca> References: <2857701.1158784933804.JavaMail.bjm336@mail.usask.ca> <6.0.0.22.2.20060920164122.0212fe50@mail.computinginnovations.com> <4511B782.8050702@mail.usask.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't find my hard drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:13:31 -0000 To use the second drive you will probably need to also change a switch or jumper on the drive changing it from a slave drive to a master. At that point the BIOS should show it correctly as a master drive. In most BIOS these days there is a setting for boot device order, you may need to check that the second drive is in that list. -Derek At 04:49 PM 9/20/2006, Brett J McLain wrote: >Er yeah sorry, I mean BIOS not registry haha. It shows up fine...when I >tried unplugging my main 80gb drive, I tried booting twice to the other >drive and it would just sit there after attempting to detect DMI settings >or some such other thing. I found it odd because I expected an "Operating >System Not Found" error. > >-Brett > > >Derek Ragona wrote: >>Does the second drive show up correctly in your BIOS? Or are you using a >>device driver to use the drive with windows? >> >> -Derek >> >> >>At 03:42 PM 9/20/2006, Brett McLain wrote: >>>Hi, i've got a Windows XP pro computer with two drives. Ones a 80gb >>>western digital raptor, and the other is a 7200.10 seagate 320gb drive. >>> The 320 gb drive has two partitions....one thats 29.5 gb and is in >>>fat32 mode (i'm hoping to use it for freebsd) and then the rest is for >>>my media. My boot and copy of xp are on the raptor. I'm trying to >>>install freebsd 6.1 release but its not seeing my other drive (i don't >>>think?) all I can see at the install screen is my raptor drive. I even >>>tried unplugging my main raptor drive and installing to the seagate, >>>but it says no drives found. It discovers it in the registry and >>>stuff....anyone have some ideas? >>> >>>-Brett McLain >>>_______________________________________________ >>>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>>-- >>>This message has been scanned for viruses and >>>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>>believed to be clean. >>>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.