(Resolved) Bios not detecting hdd

[Woodman]

This is on an "older" machine.   Bios will auto detect smaller hdd's but am trying to install a new 80Gb.   

With bios set to Auto detect with LBA and the hdd jumpered as Master or Cable Select bios gets as far as "Detecting IDE Primary Master (Press F4 to skip)" then stops dead, F4 has no affect.

With bios set to Auto Detect with LBA and the hdd jumpered as Slave bios detects the Master drive then displays "Detecting IDE Primary Slave (Press F4 to skip)" then locks up, again F4 has no affect.

It appears that bios will not accept hdd settings greater than the max displayed.

Am I correct in assuming that the bios is not detecting the drive because of its size?.   The drive performs perfectly on a newer machine.   

Thanks.

[GX1_Man]

Some actual details on the machine would be helpful.

[Woodman]

Sorry GX - my inexperience shows through again.

I have attached Report.txt showing specs.   The disk I'm attempting to install is a Seagate 80Gb 7200rpm ATA100 Model ST380215A

Thanks again.

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[GX1_Man]

ATrend is no longer in business. Their motherboards are hard to find much info on. Hopes of a legitimate BIOS update which may solve the problem are poor. Keep a smaller drive in there, as that apparently works. 

[Woodman]

Thankyou.

[GX1_Man]

You're welcome, and happy computing.

[2k_dummy]

Have you tried setting the drive up with Seagates SeaTools? If they were not included with the drive, they can be downloaded from the Seagate site. They will likely fit on a floppy and often will permit larger drives to be used with old bios.

[Woodman]

The hdd requires Ultra ATA interface (80 conductor UATA cable) where one pin-hole on the connector is blanked.  The UATA interface will not fit into the hdd socket on the mobo as the socket has all pins mounted.   The ATA  40-conductor interface appears to be not much use with this drive.

Seems I should have done a bit more investigation before rushing to secure a "bargain"

Thanks.