From: Rob Bell (rbell1_at_netscape.net)
Date: Fri Feb 18 2000 - 18:39:34 EST
I've installed several flavors of W2K on a 770 like yours. The latest
installation, W2K final release, installed fine on a 6GB drive. I haven't
used it extensively, but I didn't notice the noises you mentioned. I did
nothing above and beyond the standard W2K install other than the BIOS
upgrade.
Rob
<stratmoen_at_home.com> wrote:
>
> While Windows 2000 installs on a 770 (P5-233mmx) with no problems
> there appears to be compatibility problem with the hard disk.
> Interspersed with the normal disk access the drive appears to
> be resetting periodically. The symptom presents as the heads
> unloading followed by reloading and a short head sweep.
>
> I have tried the most recent BIOS, as well as older BIOS versions,
> with identical results. In addition I have tried setting the
> IDE driver for PIO and even turned off APM.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas? How about results from installation
> of Win2000 on the same platform? Note that this is the original
> 770 (no X or Z, etc).
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