baskitcaise wrote in message ...
K. W. wrote:
Thanks for your input. I did tried two jumper configurations: A. Cable
Select, B. Single. The result is the same. The system can see the HDD,
yet confined to 32G. As Western Digital installation guide suggested,
I tried to set CHS (Access Mode) to 1023, 16 heads, and 63 sectors.
But as soon as the system bootup, it just falls back to the following:

Capacity 33821
Cylinder 65530
Head 16
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 65529
Sector 63

It doesn't matter whether I set the Access Mode to "Auto" or "CHS",
or IDE Primary Master "Auto" or "Manual". These number seems "Locked".
Again, is this the BIOS problem? I still don't understand why the BIOS
ROM size is so small. But the BIOS version seems quite recent.

I saw many positive comments on the Shuttle AN35N Ultra
motherboard. But this problem gives me headache. Also, isn't that the
motherboard is supposed to unlock the multiplier?

K.W.

Have you tried the diagnostic tools from WD, this might help in pointing out
where the problem lies.

Not familiar with WD but some manufacturers have a jumper on the drive that
will restrict access to the first 32gig for compat with older bios`s, does
the WD?

Yes, I tried diagnostic tools. All tests show the HD is ok. But the
Diagnostic tool shows it as 33G, though. But the WD Lifeguard Tool
shows it as 160G.) I've gone through the WD suggestions with no avail.

As for the BIOS, it is released 6/10/2003. And as you can see, this
system uses fairly new hardware recently purchased.

Is there any Shuttle AN35N Ultra users out there who can confirm
they are putting the right ROM chip (the info provided previously) for
my board? I want to know whether this is a WD hard disk problem or
the BIOS or a bad motherboard.

Thanks,

K.W.