IBM Travelstar IC25N010ATDA04 for notebook Datajet 862

nkv75

Hi all,

I try to change from 1.4Go dead disk to this new IBM 10Go on a 1997 notebook.
The HDD has 16383 Cyl, 16 Heads, 63 sect/track: these values are shown in bios HDD settings, but total capacity is set a 8Go: after partition can be created, but any Microsoft boot disks stop.

I check the bios: SystemSoft Bios for UMC8890 version 1.01
1.00.1.00 04-09-97 20BW

I found no Datajet or SystemSoft support/upgrade on the web.

Can someone tell me how to configure this hard drive to be accessible ?
I've got other parameters possible in drive setting in Bios: Multiple sector mode, landing zone, write precomp.
(even if its capacity has to be truncated, 8Go would be enough)

Thanks very much for your help
Eric.

ajzchips · Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2002 1:15 pm Post subject:

Any other inscriptions on your notebook? Datajet support is truly hard to find.

What's written on the (typical) sticker under your laptop?

nkv75 · Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2002 9:39 am Post subject:

I had no other inscriptions on the notebook...
So I finally gave up updating the bios, I installed the IBM DOS tool Disk Manager to overcome the 8Go limit, and it's working this way, even if it is software slow solution.

Thanks anyway for your reply.
Eric.