<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16525" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've a Dell SC1425 which works fine with a pair of 80GB WD drives.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have just tried to put a pair of Seagate 750GB SATA drives in and they are not seen, not by the BIOS (which I've now upgraded to A03), nor by Seagate's standalone utility nor by Linux.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The chipset is an ICH5, any reason why this wouldn't support these drives?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Drives are <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>ST3750640AS and I've also tried using the 1.5GB limit jumper as well</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seagate say they must be DOA but it seems a little unlikely that I'd get two in a single order!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=780215510-21092007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV></BODY></HTML> <HTML><BODY><P><FONT color=#000000 face="Arial" size=2>The information contained in this email is intended for the personal and confidential use<BR>of the addressee only. It may also be privileged information. If you are not the intended<BR>recipient then you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and<BR>that any review, distribution or copying of this document is strictly prohibited. If you have <BR>received this communication in error, please notify Brendata immediately on: <BR><BR>+44 (0)1268 466100, or email 'technical@brendata.co.uk' <BR><BR>Brendata (UK) Ltd<BR>Nevendon Hall, Nevendon Road, Basildon, Essex. SS13 1BX UK<BR>Registered Office as above. Registered in England No. 2764339<BR><BR>See our current vacancies at www.brendataco.uk</FONT></BODY></HTML>