SOLVED sata controller wont support 1tb hard drive...

what should i do, it supports only up to 750gb accoring to the website, i bought the hdd after i bought the controller the pci controller is Adaptec ASH-1205SA reason is im using pci because in using an old dell dimension 3000 which has no sata, as my storage, i currently have a 400 seagate on it.

is there any way around this or am i pretymuch screwed?

You could put up to two sata1 750Gig drives on the controller or 2 sata2 drives that are made to run in sata1 mode.


Looks like they are through with that card.
Note: This article was written about discontinued products for which Adaptec no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

Adaptec SATAConnect 1205SA installation and connection FAQ.

Q: What is the maximum size of a SATA disk drive that can be used with the SATAConnect 1205SA?
A: The SATAController 1205SA controller was tested with SATA I drives up to 750GB. Disk drives larger than 750GB are not supported with the SATAConnect 1205SA. If you are connecting SATA II drives, please be sure to check the documentation or with the manufacturer to set the drive to run at the SATA 1.5 Gb/s transfer rate. This is commonly accomplished by installing a jumper on the drive but varies by manufacturer.

Q: What operating systems are supported with the SATAConnect 1205SA?
A: The following 32-bit drivers are available: Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP. No other operating systems are supported with the SATAConnect 1205SA

yea i got the 1tb for 40 bucks was hoping it would work on the controller but i believe its a seagate sata III guess il have to find a different controller lol (or i found an excuse to upgrade my ts server / nas thing)

have you tried the disk on the controller to see if it works? The 750GB drive limit may only be because that was the biggest drive on the market at the time the support doc was written. Good example of this is i have a raid card that says it only supports 500GB drives yet i have 1.5TB drives running on it just fine

never mind, i just put the hdd in my main rig and it will detect it for a minute or two and then it will read one partition not the other and then it will stop working completely, oh well. might as well just buy another hard drive later on i got it for 40 bucks on ebay the seller said he had issues with boot files messing up on it. but it wont even work. makes a fancy paperweight i suppose lol