Sounds like you now have the Award BIOS bug of around 32-33G
limitation....     Seven Gigs is a lot to give up...

I'd get a cheap ATA controller card and go the distance...

PS: As I read your message, there is NO BIOS overlay, but you had
to lie to the BIOS anyway with the jumpers... (?)

                             Rick Glazier

From: "Ian" <[log in to unmask]>

> Problem solved!
>
> Thanks to everyone who responded about this annoyance.
>
> The answer lay in limiting the drive capacity with its jumpers - as soon as
> I did that, the 40G drive was instantly recognised.
>
> Sure, it's only as as a 33G, but I think I'll leave it that way - the
> customer's original drive is only 2G so 33G is going to be a huge upgrade
> for him.

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