Maxtor HD's en BE6/BP6

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Dit mailtje vond ik vanmiddag in mijn mailbox, heb het nog niet geprobeerd, maar in de tussentijd kunnen jullie het wel proberen natuurlijk :)
Dear Customer,

Abit have developed a fix for the High Point HPT366 controllers for running
Maxtor drives.

ISSUE:
Some UDMA 66 drives exhibit multiple problems when connected to the High Point HPT366
onboard UDMA 66 controllers on the ABIT BE6 & BP6 motherboards.
These are unique boards that contain four (4) onboard controllers; two that are
UDMA/66 capable (HPT366) and two that are only UDMA/33 capable. It is important
to note that the DiamondMax UDMA/66 drives will NOT exhibit hanging symptoms and
function normally when attached to the UDMA/33 controller(s) found on the BE6 & BP6
motherboards. These symptoms are SPECIFIC to UDMA/66 controllers (HPT366) found
on these motherboards.

Please note that this is a problem with the Highpoint drivers, not with the Maxtor drive.


SOLUTION:
Go to http://www.abit.com.tw/english/download/index.htm and down load the latest BIOS
for your particular ABIT motherboard, which you find under 'BIOS Update'.

Also download a driver called 1200.exe, from the 'Drivers'---> 'Hot Rod66 and/or
ABIT on-board UDMA/ATA/66 controller' directory.

Once these files are obtained you need to do the following:

1. Install the drive on the Primary UDMA 33 bus.
2. Install the operating system.
3. Perform the BIOS upgrade
4. Load the new driver from 1200.EXE.
5. Move the drive to the HTP366 (UDMA 66) bus.

This should resolve this problem with the Highpoint drivers.

We have also found that if there is also a SCSI adapter in the system, that this sometimes
will conflict with the IRQ's and needs to be removed prior to installing the HTP366
drivers. Once the drive is working properly, you can re-install the SCSI card.
The SCSI card and driver conflict may be slot sensitive, if so try the card in
another slot.

If you need more help, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Leo Beare
Customer Support, Maxtor Ireland Ltd.

Don't worry, it's all just 1's and 0's.