> Hi all,
>
> just bought a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 200GB SATA but I can not get it to
> work in Windows 2000 in my system. My computer system conatins the
> following:
>
> MB : ABIT KT7-RAID
> HDD : one (1) 20GB HDD, three (3) 200GB HDD, one (1) CDROM
>
> The RAID option is turned off in the BIOS.
> IDE Primary Master : 20GB HDD (boot device with Win2000)
> IDE Primary Slave : CDROM
> IDE Secondary Master : 200GB HDD
> IDE Secondary Slave : 200GB HDD
>
> EIO 2 Channels Serial ATA PCI Host Controller Card
> (DM-8301 and the non-RAID version).
> I have connected the Maxtor to channel 0 (first one)
> to the above mentioned controller card.
>
> At startup the system finds all four IDE drives and it also finds the Maxtor
> HDD correctly on the first channel. All drives are recognized with correct
> size (including SATA).
>
> The I use Windows 2000 Disk Management program (found by clicking Settings
> then Control Panel then Administrative Tools then Computer Management). I
> put on ID on it (as required by Win2000), then create partition (primary
> partition on a basic volume) and then try to format using NTFS and default
> allocation unit size. It continues up to 99% and then an error message comes
> from "Logical Disk Manager" saying "The format failed to complete
> successfully".
>
> Then I tried using Maxtor MaxBlast3 and it did not report any errors
> (carried out all creation and formatting without problems). But it could not
> use the drive, it seemed like it was not any file system on it.
>
> Then I did a low level format (full, not quick) using Maxtor Powermax 4.21
> (i.e. the one supporting SATA). Went to Win2000 Disk Management program, and
> tried the above mentioned procedure again but with exactly the same result.
>
> I have the latest Win2000 service pack installed and have also set the
> registry value EnableBigLba to 1. The two other 200GB HDD works fine so this
> should not cause any problems. No info could be found in Microsoft Knowledge
> DB regarding SATA and 48-bit LBA but according to www.48bitlba.com it is the
> same requirements on IDE ATA as SATA drives regarding the 48-bit LBA issue.
>
> Can you please help me in this matter, I really need help here!
>
> Best regards, Henrik
>
> p.s
> I might missed some vital system information but please ask and I will send
> any information necessary.
> d.s
>
>

"Dee" <d**@home.net> wrote in message
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> Henrik Johannisson wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > just bought a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 200GB SATA but I can not get it
to
> > work in Windows 2000 in my system. My computer system conatins the
> > following:
> >
> > MB : ABIT KT7-RAID
> > HDD : one (1) 20GB HDD, three (3) 200GB HDD, one (1) CDROM
> >
> > The RAID option is turned off in the BIOS.
> > IDE Primary Master : 20GB HDD (boot device with Win2000)
> > IDE Primary Slave : CDROM
> > IDE Secondary Master : 200GB HDD
> > IDE Secondary Slave : 200GB HDD
> >
> > EIO 2 Channels Serial ATA PCI Host Controller Card
> > (DM-8301 and the non-RAID version).
> > I have connected the Maxtor to channel 0 (first one)
> > to the above mentioned controller card.
> >
> > At startup the system finds all four IDE drives and it also finds the
Maxtor
> > HDD correctly on the first channel. All drives are recognized with
correct
> > size (including SATA).
> >
> > The I use Windows 2000 Disk Management program (found by clicking
Settings
> > then Control Panel then Administrative Tools then Computer Management).
I
> > put on ID on it (as required by Win2000), then create partition (primary
> > partition on a basic volume) and then try to format using NTFS and
default
> > allocation unit size. It continues up to 99% and then an error message
comes
> > from "Logical Disk Manager" saying "The format failed to complete
> > successfully".
> >
> > Then I tried using Maxtor MaxBlast3 and it did not report any errors
> > (carried out all creation and formatting without problems). But it could
not
> > use the drive, it seemed like it was not any file system on it.
> >
> > Then I did a low level format (full, not quick) using Maxtor Powermax
4.21
> > (i.e. the one supporting SATA). Went to Win2000 Disk Management program,
and
> > tried the above mentioned procedure again but with exactly the same
result.
> >
> > I have the latest Win2000 service pack installed and have also set the
> > registry value EnableBigLba to 1. The two other 200GB HDD works fine so
this
> > should not cause any problems. No info could be found in Microsoft
Knowledge
> > DB regarding SATA and 48-bit LBA but according to www.48bitlba.com it is
the
> > same requirements on IDE ATA as SATA drives regarding the 48-bit LBA
issue.
> >
> > Can you please help me in this matter, I really need help here!
> >
> > Best regards, Henrik
> >
> > p.s
> > I might missed some vital system information but please ask and I will
send
> > any information necessary.
> > d.s
> >
> >
>
> Did you load the SATA driver?  I may have missed it, but I don't see you
> mention loading the SATA driver.

"Henrik Johannisson" <henrik.johannis***@telia.com.com> wrote in message
news:pN5Sd.17779$d5.140881@newsb.telia.net...
> "Dee" <d**@home.net> wrote in message
> news:a2bda$4218cb65$438cb7f7$3993@ispnews.usenetserver.com...
> > Henrik Johannisson wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > just bought a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 200GB SATA but I can not get it
> to
> > > work in Windows 2000 in my system. My computer system conatins the
> > > following:
> > >
> > > MB : ABIT KT7-RAID
> > > HDD : one (1) 20GB HDD, three (3) 200GB HDD, one (1) CDROM
> > >
> > > The RAID option is turned off in the BIOS.
> > > IDE Primary Master : 20GB HDD (boot device with Win2000)
> > > IDE Primary Slave : CDROM
> > > IDE Secondary Master : 200GB HDD
> > > IDE Secondary Slave : 200GB HDD
> > >
> > > EIO 2 Channels Serial ATA PCI Host Controller Card
> > > (DM-8301 and the non-RAID version).
> > > I have connected the Maxtor to channel 0 (first one)
> > > to the above mentioned controller card.
> > >
> > > At startup the system finds all four IDE drives and it also finds the
> Maxtor
> > > HDD correctly on the first channel. All drives are recognized with
> correct
> > > size (including SATA).
> > >
> > > The I use Windows 2000 Disk Management program (found by clicking
> Settings
> > > then Control Panel then Administrative Tools then Computer
Management).
> I
> > > put on ID on it (as required by Win2000), then create partition
(primary
> > > partition on a basic volume) and then try to format using NTFS and
> default
> > > allocation unit size. It continues up to 99% and then an error message
> comes
> > > from "Logical Disk Manager" saying "The format failed to complete
> > > successfully".
> > >
> > > Then I tried using Maxtor MaxBlast3 and it did not report any errors
> > > (carried out all creation and formatting without problems). But it
could
> not
> > > use the drive, it seemed like it was not any file system on it.
> > >
> > > Then I did a low level format (full, not quick) using Maxtor Powermax
> 4.21
> > > (i.e. the one supporting SATA). Went to Win2000 Disk Management
program,
> and
> > > tried the above mentioned procedure again but with exactly the same
> result.
> > >
> > > I have the latest Win2000 service pack installed and have also set the
> > > registry value EnableBigLba to 1. The two other 200GB HDD works fine
so
> this
> > > should not cause any problems. No info could be found in Microsoft
> Knowledge
> > > DB regarding SATA and 48-bit LBA but according to www.48bitlba.com it
is
> the
> > > same requirements on IDE ATA as SATA drives regarding the 48-bit LBA
> issue.
> > >
> > > Can you please help me in this matter, I really need help here!
> > >
> > > Best regards, Henrik
> > >
> > > p.s
> > > I might missed some vital system information but please ask and I will
> send
> > > any information necessary.
> > > d.s
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Did you load the SATA driver?  I may have missed it, but I don't see you
> > mention loading the SATA driver.
>
> True, missed that. Yes it is loaded. After having installed the PCI card I
> started
> the computer and Win2000 found new hardware and asked kindly about driver
> files. I directed Win2000 to look at the CD shipped with the controller
> card.
> It went fine and installed driver routines version something.47 IIRC. When
> looking
> in the hardware device list, under SCSI, the controller card is listed
> without any
> yellow exlamation mark. When choosing properties of the controller card,
you
> can see the Maxtor HHD under Devices.
> I also tried to update to the newest drivers from the controller card
> manufacturer,
> it was something.52 IIRC but it didn't work better. When asking Windows
> Update
> to find newer version it actually found something.57 but no improvement.
>
> There is one irritating thing, and that is it took almost 4 hours to get
the
> controller
> card to find the harddisk in Win2000. I installed, reinstalled, updated
> drivers,
> removed card, added card, deleted old driver files etc etc and finally it
> was
> able to find the harddisk. Unfortunately I don't know what I did in order
> for
> Win2000 and controller card to find it, so everytime I change drivers
there
> is a big hazzle of removing and adding for a couple of hours until the
> controller
> card finds the harddisk. This info might help, since it shouldnt be like
> that.
> Seems something is really wrong....
>
> /Henrik