From: Ian Collins on
On 05/18/10 11:02 AM, Hugo wrote:
> I second this.. annoying as hell, but trial and error finds the culprit ..

Second what?

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Ian Collins
From: Hugo on


On 18-May-2010, Ian Collins <ian-news(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> Second what?

Good point =] ... the paragraph below (probably wouldnt worry about the
psu though!).

minimize the system. Lose the network card, lose the SSD, run with one
memory module (if it still freezes, try the other memory module).
Disable everything on the motherboard not needed for a minimal system
(disable floppy,unused ide, usb, firewire,serial/parallel port(s),
audio). Disable any kind of processor frills such as speed
throttling. Try a different video card. Try a different power supply.
Don't even plug in a mouse if you don't need it to get through the
install.
From: Mr. Chow Wing Siu on
Ian Collins <ian-news(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Boot in another OS and download/run the Solaris device detection tool.
> That should tell you what's not recognised.
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Can it be run on Windows 7 ?

It is because Sun device detection tool v2.2 only supports WinXP, 2003.
then every option is dimmed.

And I tried CentOS 5.4 and OpenSUSE 11.2. Both cannot detect SATA 3 HDD.

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Johnson Chow
From: Ian Collins on
On 05/18/10 03:03 PM, Mr. Chow Wing Siu wrote:
> Ian Collins<ian-news(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Boot in another OS and download/run the Solaris device detection tool.
>> That should tell you what's not recognised.
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> Can it be run on Windows 7 ?
>
> It is because Sun device detection tool v2.2 only supports WinXP, 2003.
> then every option is dimmed.
>
> And I tried CentOS 5.4 and OpenSUSE 11.2. Both cannot detect SATA 3 HDD.

Can you change the drive mode in the BIOS? It's common to have a choice
of IDE, SATA (AHCI) or RAID.

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Ian Collins
From: Mr. Chow Wing Siu on
Ian Collins <ian-news(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can you change the drive mode in the BIOS? It's common to have a choice
> of IDE, SATA (AHCI) or RAID.
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This is IDE or AHCI mode. Right now, this is IDE mode.

What do you think?

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Johnson Chow