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Description of problem: 250GB hard drive is viewed as a 1689TB hard drive. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Disk has many bad sectors. Expected results: I can hook up the hard drive externally by USB and the hard drive is fine. Additional info: Model: ATA GDC GD#5#0CEGE'0#A#HGO# # # # # # # # Serial Number: #_#_#WG-GXG1G4#JGU#6 Firmware Version #1_0#A1# Rotation Rate: 1816 RPM
(In reply to comment #1) > Additional info: > Model: ATA GDC GD#5#0CEGE'0#A#HGO# # # # # # # # > Serial Number: #_#_#WG-GXG1G4#JGU#6 > Firmware Version #1_0#A1# > Rotation Rate: 1816 RPM I would guess that there is a problem with the cable.
In this laptop computer there is no cable and I can get everything to work fine with my 40GB hard drive.
@David > 250GB hard drive is viewed as a 1689TB hard drive. * 1689TB is the size fedora sees? * what size does the disk report to the bios? (this is the first thing to check, if the bios reports the same wrong size, then it may not be a software issue) * what size it does report to sysrescd (usb-booting)? Tri these from Fedora and if you can from sysrescd: # smartctl -a /dev/sdc (replace sdc with your disk) # hdparm -I /dev/sdc (replace sdc with your disk * is this problem a new one or it appeared suddently on a working disk/computer? @Chuck > I would guess that there is a problem with the cable. If there is no cable, maybe a pin problem in the conector. Several years ago, with an old 2.1gb quantum IDE disk, i jumpered it with some unknown factory-reserved jumpers and it reported itself as 25GB more or less... i was happy for a short moment only, because the firmware only worked with the normasl jumpers of course. -----
Is this still an issue?
Pretty sure this is a hardware defect of some kind.