Compaq Deskpro EN 6266 & 1790

Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive on the primary and a
Sony DVD rom on the secondary. I removed the Sony drive and since then I've
been getting the error 1790 Disk 0 error. The BIOS now detects it as a 2110mb
drive and if I tried booting to DOS from floppy fdisk says it can't talk to the
fixed disk. There is no way of setting the disk up in the F10 setup and I have
no other setup disks what do I need to do to get it to change the drive
settings. Reply to group or email lid (remove
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Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive on the primary and a
Sony DVD rom on the secondary. I removed the Sony drive and since then I've
been getting the error 1790 Disk 0 error. The BIOS now detects it as a
2110mb
drive and if I tried booting to DOS from floppy fdisk says it can't talk to
the
fixed disk. There is no way of setting the disk up in the F10 setup and I
have
no other setup disks what do I need to do to get it to change the drive
settings. Reply to group or email lid
(remove
.invalid)

I even tried putting the Sony drive back in the system and setting the hard
drive from cable select to master (even though it was on its own on the primary
controller) but to no avail same thing if I connect it to the secondary
controller. I hate Compaqs gimme a custom built PC anyday! Help!

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive on the primary and
a
Sony DVD rom on the secondary. I removed the Sony drive and since then
I've
been getting the error 1790 Disk 0 error. The BIOS now detects it as a
2110mb
drive and if I tried booting to DOS from floppy fdisk says it can't talk
to
the
fixed disk. There is no way of setting the disk up in the F10 setup and I
have
no other setup disks what do I need to do to get it to change the drive
settings. Reply to group or email lid
(remove
.invalid)

I even tried putting the Sony drive back in the system and setting the hard
drive from cable select to master (even though it was on its own on the
primary
controller) but to no avail same thing if I connect it to the secondary
controller. I hate Compaqs gimme a custom built PC anyday! Help!

Do I need to download something ie "softpaq" from HP to set the hard drive
parameters - how does this differ from the F10 setup I can already access. All
F10 does is list the drive under IDE Devices with the incorrect parameters and
size and I can't change them it just says press any key to continue. Will this
"softpaq" allow me to change the settings back so my os will load again.

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive on the primary
and
a
Sony DVD rom on the secondary. I removed the Sony drive and since then
I've
been getting the error 1790 Disk 0 error. The BIOS now detects it as a
2110mb
drive and if I tried booting to DOS from floppy fdisk says it can't talk
to
the
fixed disk. There is no way of setting the disk up in the F10 setup and
I
have
no other setup disks what do I need to do to get it to change the drive
settings. Reply to group or email lid
(remove
.invalid)

I even tried putting the Sony drive back in the system and setting the
hard
drive from cable select to master (even though it was on its own on the
primary
controller) but to no avail same thing if I connect it to the secondary
controller. I hate Compaqs gimme a custom built PC anyday! Help!

Do I need to download something ie "softpaq" from HP to set the hard drive
parameters - how does this differ from the F10 setup I can already access.
All
F10 does is list the drive under IDE Devices with the incorrect parameters
and
size and I can't change them it just says press any key to continue. Will
this
"softpaq" allow me to change the settings back so my os will load again.

Is this what I need

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...nload/263.html

Computer Setup/VP and PC Diagnostics will this do it? Do I need floppies

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive on the primary
and
a
Sony DVD rom on the secondary. I removed the Sony drive and since then
I've
been getting the error 1790 Disk 0 error. The BIOS now detects it as a
2110mb
drive and if I tried booting to DOS from floppy fdisk says it can't
talk
to
the
fixed disk. There is no way of setting the disk up in the F10 setup
and
I
have
no other setup disks what do I need to do to get it to change the
drive
settings. Reply to group or email
lid
(remove
.invalid)

I even tried putting the Sony drive back in the system and setting the
hard
drive from cable select to master (even though it was on its own on the
primary
controller) but to no avail same thing if I connect it to the secondary
controller. I hate Compaqs gimme a custom built PC anyday! Help!

Do I need to download something ie "softpaq" from HP to set the hard drive
parameters - how does this differ from the F10 setup I can already access.
All
F10 does is list the drive under IDE Devices with the incorrect parameters
and
size and I can't change them it just says press any key to continue. Will
this
"softpaq" allow me to change the settings back so my os will load again.

Is this what I need

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...nload/263.html

Computer Setup/VP and PC Diagnostics will this do it? Do I need floppies


I need 3 floppies (damn I'm going to have to buy a box!) according to this
post
http://tinyurl.com/cd9vz a user was getting the same error trying to install a
20gb drive. He booted from setup floppy discs and was able to enter the hd
parameters into the BIOS it then saw it as 8.4gb but the 1790 error was gone
and it worked as 20gb. Question is will Computer Setup/VP and PC Diagnostics
allow me to enter hd parameters where F10 setup will not.

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive on the
primary
and
a
Sony DVD rom on the secondary. I removed the Sony drive and since
then
I've
been getting the error 1790 Disk 0 error. The BIOS now detects it as
a
2110mb
drive and if I tried booting to DOS from floppy fdisk says it can't
talk
to
the
fixed disk. There is no way of setting the disk up in the F10 setup
and
I
have
no other setup disks what do I need to do to get it to change the
drive
settings. Reply to group or email
lid
(remove
.invalid)

I even tried putting the Sony drive back in the system and setting the
hard
drive from cable select to master (even though it was on its own on
the
primary
controller) but to no avail same thing if I connect it to the
secondary
controller. I hate Compaqs gimme a custom built PC anyday! Help!

Do I need to download something ie "softpaq" from HP to set the hard
drive
parameters - how does this differ from the F10 setup I can already
access.
All
F10 does is list the drive under IDE Devices with the incorrect
parameters
and
size and I can't change them it just says press any key to continue.
Will
this
"softpaq" allow me to change the settings back so my os will load again.

Is this what I need

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...nload/263.html

Computer Setup/VP and PC Diagnostics will this do it? Do I need floppies


I need 3 floppies (damn I'm going to have to buy a box!) according to this
post
http://tinyurl.com/cd9vz a user was getting the same error trying to install
a
20gb drive. He booted from setup floppy discs and was able to enter the hd
parameters into the BIOS it then saw it as 8.4gb but the 1790 error was gone
and it worked as 20gb. Question is will Computer Setup/VP and PC Diagnostics
allow me to enter hd parameters where F10 setup will not.


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Computer Setup/VP and PC Diagnostics
version 1.76 A * (27 Aug 98)


»*revision history

Aha the clue is on that HP support page

"For all products except the Deskpro EP, SB, and EN Series, Computer Setup and
PC Diagnostics are both pre-installed on the Diagnostics Partition. Both
utilities can be run by pressing F10 during power-up or reboot when prompted
in
the lower right corner of the screen on some models or when the cursor jumps
to
the upper right corner of the screen on other models."

It goes on...

"For the Deskpro EP, SB, and EN Series, Computer Setup/VP and Personal
Computer Diagnostics must be run from diskette."

Which would suggest for everything except Deskpro EP, SB & EN you can access
the Computer Setup/VP and Personal Computer Diagnostics via F10. Those
utilities are probably the key to setting the HD parameters. How did it lose
them in the first place BIOS battery is ok.

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive on the
primary
and
a
Sony DVD rom on the secondary. I removed the Sony drive and since
then
I've
been getting the error 1790 Disk 0 error. The BIOS now detects it
as
a
2110mb
drive and if I tried booting to DOS from floppy fdisk says it
can't
talk
to
the
fixed disk. There is no way of setting the disk up in the F10
setup
and
I
have
no other setup disks what do I need to do to get it to change the
drive
settings. Reply to group or email
lid
(remove
.invalid)

I even tried putting the Sony drive back in the system and setting
the
hard
drive from cable select to master (even though it was on its own on
the
primary
controller) but to no avail same thing if I connect it to the
secondary
controller. I hate Compaqs gimme a custom built PC anyday! Help!

Do I need to download something ie "softpaq" from HP to set the hard
drive
parameters - how does this differ from the F10 setup I can already
access.
All
F10 does is list the drive under IDE Devices with the incorrect
parameters
and
size and I can't change them it just says press any key to continue.
Will
this
"softpaq" allow me to change the settings back so my os will load
again.

Is this what I need

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/fi...nload/263.html

Computer Setup/VP and PC Diagnostics will this do it? Do I need floppies


I need 3 floppies (damn I'm going to have to buy a box!) according to this
post
http://tinyurl.com/cd9vz a user was getting the same error trying to
install
a
20gb drive. He booted from setup floppy discs and was able to enter the hd
parameters into the BIOS it then saw it as 8.4gb but the 1790 error was
gone
and it worked as 20gb. Question is will Computer Setup/VP and PC
Diagnostics
allow me to enter hd parameters where F10 setup will not.


Oh dear! Last post should read as below but I pasted the contents of my
clipboard accidentally.

Aha the clue is on that HP support
page

"For all products except the Deskpro
EP, SB, and EN Series, Computer
Setup and
PC Diagnostics are both
pre-installed on the Diagnostics
Partition. Both
utilities can be run by pressing F10
during power-up or reboot when
prompted
in
the lower right corner of the screen
on some models or when the cursor
jumps
to
the upper right corner of the screen
on other models."

It goes on...

"For the Deskpro EP, SB, and EN
Series, Computer Setup/VP and
Personal
Computer Diagnostics must be run
from diskette."

Which would suggest for everything
except Deskpro EP, SB & EN you can
access
the Computer Setup/VP and Personal
Computer Diagnostics via F10. Those
utilities are probably the key to
setting the HD parameters. How did
it lose
them in the first place BIOS battery
is ok.

Thanks for all your help lol

Nick Le Lievre ha usato la sua tastiera per scrivere :
Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive

Hi, you have a DesktopPRO EN, with a PSU unit from compaq...

Please, could you post the order of the wire into its 24 pins??? And/or
a photo of the 24 pins molex in wich I see the color order of the wire?

I did a post someday ago... If you could read it you'll understand my
problem

Thank you!

P.S. Tomorrow I'll read your post... now I have to go to bed, sorry
P.P.S. sorry for my bad english

--
Le dimensioni forse non sono importanti per le donne, ma sono
essenziali per le vagine!

"Felix" wrote...

Nick Le Lievre ha usato la sua tastiera per scrivere :
Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive

Hi, you have a DesktopPRO EN, with a PSU unit from compaq...

Please, could you post the order of the wire into its 24 pins??? And/or
a photo of the 24 pins molex in wich I see the color order of the wire?

I did a post someday ago... If you could read it you'll understand my
problem

Thank you!

P.S. Tomorrow I'll read your post... now I have to go to bed, sorry
P.P.S. sorry for my bad english


I found the PC yesterday when I went
to dump the trash. It had 128mb
SDRAM
16x/40x DVD Rom USR V.92 56k PCI &
17" LG CRT. The PC itself must date
back to
1998/99 and the memory, dvd &
monitor were manufactured in 2001
the modem I
think is circa 2004. Probably
upgraded then handed down to use as
an Internet
PC. The DVD Rom and Monitor are
going in my neices PC that's why I
removed the
DVD Rom - I never expected to lose
the HD parameters when it updated
configuration.

The PSU is Compaq PS2013 series p/n
334112-001 200w. I am charging my
digital
camera's batteries and will upload
some photos of the ATX connector to a webserver later.

Its 00:50 here I should be in bed! Gotta get round my nieces tommorow.

Nick Le Lievre wrote...

"Felix" wrote...

Nick Le Lievre ha usato la sua tastiera per scrivere :
Hi I had a working machine with a 3.2gb IDE hard drive

Hi, you have a DesktopPRO EN, with a PSU unit from compaq...

Please, could you post the order of the wire into its 24 pins??? And/or
a photo of the 24 pins molex in wich I see the color order of the wire?

I did a post someday ago... If you could read it you'll understand my
problem

Thank you!

P.S. Tomorrow I'll read your post... now I have to go to bed, sorry
P.P.S. sorry for my bad english


I found the PC yesterday when I went
to dump the trash. It had 128mb
SDRAM
16x/40x DVD Rom USR V.92 56k PCI &
17" LG CRT. The PC itself must date
back to
1998/99 and the memory, dvd &
monitor were manufactured in 2001
the modem I
think is circa 2004. Probably
upgraded then handed down to use as
an Internet
PC. The DVD Rom and Monitor are
going in my neices PC that's why I
removed the
DVD Rom - I never expected to lose
the HD parameters when it updated
configuration.

The PSU is Compaq PS2013 series p/n
334112-001 200w. I am charging my
digital
camera's batteries and will upload
some photos of the ATX connector to a webserver later.

Its 00:50 here I should be in bed! Gotta get round my nieces tommorow.

Here are the photos;

http://user.itl.net/~nlel/pic2.JPG
http://user.itl.net/~nlel/pic3.JPG

They are high res so you should be able to get a good closeup. If you need
anymore just email me.