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Date:	Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:40:48 PST8
From:	Zdenek Jizba <jizba@verizon.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: detecting hard disk

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Harry Motin wrote:

>On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:36:35 PST8, Zdenek Jizba wrote:
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>
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>>I have DFSEE. I used it to define a boot partition and a partition for
>>eCS, but
>>the installation of eCS still does not recognize the hard drive.
>>
>>
>
>The reason that ECS does not recognize the hard drive is because you need the latest
>Dani drivers. You can use DFSee to get rid of the Windows partition. And you did that. I
>uses a different set of software to, compared to ECS, to look and modify hard drives.
>
>
I could not find a downloadable Dani drive at an eComStation website.
There was
a dani drive (danis506r1610.zip) on HOBBES. I downloaded that one. Is
that the
one to use?

>However, when you use the ECS 1.2 installation, that installation uses ECS drivers to
>recognize the hard drive. I'm betting that the drivers on your installation CD are not
>sufficiently new to recognize your SATA controller on your motherboard. I have to get
>the latest Dani drivers. And, I believe (I could be wrong on this, but I think it's true), you
>have to modify your ECS installation procedure to have it use the new Dani drivers,
>instead of the one's in the installation. Look at the FAQ's in your ECS Quickguide (page
>9 in my guide). There is a discussion there about ECS not recognizing your
>motherboard hard drive disk controller. It talks about copying the latest Dani drivers to
>a diskette, which is known as "ECS CD-ROM Boot Update Diskette".
>
>
I do not have an ECS Quickguide. The only document I have is the 1.2 eCS
manual.
On page 9 the heading is "Hardware and Peripherals configuration". However
Appendix D:"Boot Options Menu" has some discussion that may be pertinent.
I have tried some of the options including the Contoller:
[(E)IDE/ATA(PI)....]
but without success..

>That should do the trick. Again, get the very latest Dani drivers. My ECS Maintenance
>Tool says that version 1.7.5 is the latest.
>
>
>
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>>> 3. Used LVM to partition the SATA drive as LVM aware
>>>
>>>Same problem with LVM as with DFSEE.
>>>
>>>
>
>Once again, you will be able to use LVM (on the ECS installation CD) after you: 1.) use
>DFSee to get rid of the Windows partition (make it all free space); and 2.) point the ECS
>installation to the right Dani drivers on the diskette
>
>
>
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>>I think that the BIOS does recognizes my SATA drive, but I am not sure.
>>I will check that when I try the new PC next time.
>>
>>
>
>Usually, you can access your BIOS by pressing the "Delete" key as the computer
>begins its initial power up. It may be a different key on your system. You have to find out.
>Once you are in the BIOS, one of the BIOS menu items will tell you, if it sees your SATA
>drive.
>
>Good luck.
>HCM
>
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