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- Feb 2, 2002
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- Wheaton, IL
Ok, here is the deal. I got some overstock hard drives from Compaq.
I have 4 WD200BB 20GB hard drives.
Except some supergenius somehow managed to "Cripple" these hard drives
down to 10GB for whatever purpose they were originally intended!!
No matter what machine I put them into, no matter what BIOS, no
matter how I format it. It comes up as 10GB.
I'm no n00b so please don't tell me to use a drive overlay or
something. I know what I'm lookin at here.
I figure it's probably a Firmware tweak that was done in order to
supply 10GB hard drives for OEM systems that would flake if they
saw a hard drive larger then what they expected.
Just to prove this is not just cheap crack at work, I also have a
Maxtor D740X-6L with a Part number: MX6L040J2
If you look that up it's the 40GB ATA-133 Maxtor hard drive without
the "QuiteDrive" or whatever they call that. When I pulled off the
Compaq Spares sticker, underneath it even said 40GB AT Maxtor D740X-6L
But the ******* comes up as a 10GB hard drive!!!
So I seem to have gotten a WHOLE BATCH of crippled Hard Drives.
I figure Firmware updates might restore these drives to what they are
supposed to be, but for the life of me I can't seem to find this stuff
on the respective companies web pages!!
Anyone have any better suggestions as to fixes? Or know where I can
find the Firmware updates for these drives?
PS I've already searched Compaqs Firmware updates. They only seem to
put out a firmware update after a screw up has costed them several
thousands...so this particular update doesn't seem to exist.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated!!
I have 4 WD200BB 20GB hard drives.
Except some supergenius somehow managed to "Cripple" these hard drives
down to 10GB for whatever purpose they were originally intended!!
No matter what machine I put them into, no matter what BIOS, no
matter how I format it. It comes up as 10GB.
I'm no n00b so please don't tell me to use a drive overlay or
something. I know what I'm lookin at here.
I figure it's probably a Firmware tweak that was done in order to
supply 10GB hard drives for OEM systems that would flake if they
saw a hard drive larger then what they expected.
Just to prove this is not just cheap crack at work, I also have a
Maxtor D740X-6L with a Part number: MX6L040J2
If you look that up it's the 40GB ATA-133 Maxtor hard drive without
the "QuiteDrive" or whatever they call that. When I pulled off the
Compaq Spares sticker, underneath it even said 40GB AT Maxtor D740X-6L
But the ******* comes up as a 10GB hard drive!!!
So I seem to have gotten a WHOLE BATCH of crippled Hard Drives.
I figure Firmware updates might restore these drives to what they are
supposed to be, but for the life of me I can't seem to find this stuff
on the respective companies web pages!!
Anyone have any better suggestions as to fixes? Or know where I can
find the Firmware updates for these drives?
PS I've already searched Compaqs Firmware updates. They only seem to
put out a firmware update after a screw up has costed them several
thousands...so this particular update doesn't seem to exist.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated!!