hard disk not detected

[cimon]

Hello

I have upgraded my CPU, and tried to install Red hat9 on it. But it displayed me a message the the hard drives could not be deteted and installation can not be continued.

I even tried with FC3 , but it got stuck in a more recent stage detecting APCI and PCI Bus 0 and did not moved further.
Same was the case with ubuntu.

My configuration is as under.

Hard Drive:Hitachi HDS721616PLA380
Motherboard :Intel D946GZIS with Pentium D processor

Shud I download the new version of Linux?
I was able to install both red hat and fedora on my earlier configuration but not able to ..now
Pls help

[saikee]

Well you did't tell us that you have switched from a Pata disk to a Sata disk but we still tell you that older distros like RH9 and FC3 donot support Sata.

Try FC6 as I got it inside a Sata.

[cimon]

i dont get you.....
I have a pata disk.......so does that mean FC6 will also be of no use?

[saikee]

According to the Internet information your disk "Hitachi HDS721616PLA380" is a 160Gb Sata.

RH9 and FC3 will not recognise it.

If you have a Pata too then both distros can see the Pata, but you have already confirmed having been able to install distros into the old disk.

So which part you doesn't get?

[cimon]

this one is also availabe as pata..the one i am having

initially i was not having a pata disk.....when both distros cud b successfully installed on to my comp.

I have changed my HD too while upgrading...and now i have one single 160 Gb pata disk.... so what do u suggest now...as it cud not detect my Hitachi pata disk

[saikee]

You have to come clean on this one because you put the disk in right? Nobody know better than you.

You must know that the new 160Gb disk is a Pata or a Sata because you bought it yourself.

The Internet information seems to suggest it is a Sata but you keep saying it is a Pata.

Did you use the same ribbon cable to connect the current disk?

[cimon]

yeah sorry... u r right...i have chkd ..i have sata .

SO u think...i shud dwnld FC6

[saikee]

It is your personal choice.

Most recent distros can be installed and booted from a Sata.

You are playing with RH9 which is the last free Red Hat available. Fedora succeds Red Hat and is now version 6 but you are still hanging on to FC3. I believe you can get RH9 and FC3 to recognise Sata if you are prepared to compile a new kernel with the Sata support built into it. For my money I find it more expedient to work with a more mordern distro because there are other hardware issues too.