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Subject: Re: 5.1 & WD 80.0GB SE Drive Geometry
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Jim wrote:
> Same deal.  Installation runs through fine, does the post-install, finishes
> nicely, and reboots to a void (system runs POST, shows the devices, then
> hangs indefinitely (pre-os startup)).

Turn on LBA access for that disk in your bios instead of auto and dont 
touch the geometrie in the editor. That worked for me.

Hendrik