From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 20 21:50:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57FCB16A412 for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:50:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjm336@mail.usask.ca) Received: from mail.usask.ca (mail.usask.ca [128.233.192.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E40A343D46 for ; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:50:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bjm336@mail.usask.ca) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail.usask.ca by mail.usask.ca (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.04 (built Feb 8 2005)) id <0J5W00H01UX7XN@mail.usask.ca> (original mail from bjm336@mail.usask.ca) for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:50:01 -0600 (CST) Received: from [128.233.107.206] (stealth7.usask.ca [128.233.107.206]) by mail.usask.ca (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.04 (built Feb 8 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0J5W002LTVB61Q@mail.usask.ca>; Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:49:59 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:49:54 -0600 From: Brett J McLain In-reply-to: <6.0.0.22.2.20060920164122.0212fe50@mail.computinginnovations.com> To: Derek Ragona Message-id: <4511B782.8050702@mail.usask.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060817) References: <2857701.1158784933804.JavaMail.bjm336@mail.usask.ca> <6.0.0.22.2.20060920164122.0212fe50@mail.computinginnovations.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't find my hard drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:50:02 -0000 Er yeah sorry, I mean BIOS not registry haha. It shows up fine...when I tried unplugging my main 80gb drive, I tried booting twice to the other drive and it would just sit there after attempting to detect DMI settings or some such other thing. I found it odd because I expected an "Operating System Not Found" error. -Brett Derek Ragona wrote: > Does the second drive show up correctly in your BIOS? Or are you > using a device driver to use the drive with windows? > > -Derek > > > At 03:42 PM 9/20/2006, Brett McLain wrote: >> Hi, i've got a Windows XP pro computer with two drives. Ones a 80gb >> western digital raptor, and the other is a 7200.10 seagate 320gb drive. >> The 320 gb drive has two partitions....one thats 29.5 gb and is in >> fat32 mode (i'm hoping to use it for freebsd) and then the rest is for >> my media. My boot and copy of xp are on the raptor. I'm trying to >> install freebsd 6.1 release but its not seeing my other drive (i don't >> think?) all I can see at the install screen is my raptor drive. I even >> tried unplugging my main raptor drive and installing to the seagate, >> but it says no drives found. It discovers it in the registry and >> stuff....anyone have some ideas? >> >> -Brett McLain >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >