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Date:      Thu, 11 Dec 1997 23:07:06 +0800 (WST)
From:      Dean Hollister <dean@odyssey.apana.org.au>
To:        michael dorin <mike@chaski.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: write errors on a 5.2Gig maxtor EIDE drive
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971211230636.8475A-100000@odyssey.apana.org.au>
In-Reply-To: <199712110838.IAA10425@chaski.com>

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On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, michael dorin wrote:

> I just bought a brand new 5.2 Gig maxtor drive.  I can install FreeBSD
> but when its running I get write errors and the system soon crashes.
> I have set the drive up has normal, LBA, and Large with the same 
> results.
> 
> Should I try a low-level format?
> Should I return the drive?
> What should I do?

Try setting your BIOS to autodetect the type and size.

Regards,

d.

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| Dean Hollister,           | dean@odyssey.apana.org.au |  
| Perth, Western Australia. | deanh@iinet.net.au        |
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