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