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Date:	Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:36:35 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:

> Zdenek,
>
>I too have a SATA hard drive and I initially had difficulty having the system locate and
>acknowledge that drive. I fixed the problem in four (4) steps:
>
> 1. Downloaded the latest set of Daniela Engert's drivers from Serenity,
>using the ECS maintenance tool, ECSMT. The latest is version 1.7.5
>
>
Will do that. I am not acquainted with the ECS maintenance tool. Where
do I get it?

> 2. Downloaded DFSee. Used it to remove the existing Windows NTFS
>partition on the SATA hard drive (Windows came installed).
>
>
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.

> 3. Used LVM to partition the SATA drive as LVM aware
>
>
Same problem with LVM as with DFSEE.

> 4. Formatted the hard drive as JFS
>
>I had to use DFSee, because LVM would not remove the Windows partition and allow
>me to restablish it as LVM aware. It balked at that task.
>
>Now, I did all this on my existing system, which is ECS, version 1.14. I plan to upgrade to
>version 1.2R, just as soon as I get all of the hardware and software straighten out and
>working together (RSJ 6.0 does not work and I'm talking with the RSJ folks now). So, my
>situation is a little different than yours, because I'm planning an upgrade to 1.2, whereas
>you are planning a completely new install (right?)>
>
>Nevertheless, I recommend you use the following steps to install ECS 1.2:
> 1. Make sure your BIOS recognizes your SATA drive as installed
>
>
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.

> 2. If Windows is installed on the SATA drive, download a CD version of
>DFSee and use it to remove the Windows NTFS partition. Make it all free space
>
>
My DFSEE is on a small size CD. I use it on booting the PC, but lately I
have
been getting error messages such as: OS/2 !! SYS01475 and OS/2 !! SYS02027

> 3. Download the latest set of Dani's drivers, probably version 1.7.5
> 3. Point your ECS 1.2 installation to those drivers (read the install
>instructions for this)
> 4. Install ECS 1.2
>
>Good luck.
>
>
I'll need a lot of good luck and a lot of patience. Thanks

>HCM
>
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