Barracuda XT, Barracuda, Barracuda Green, DiamondMax and other desktop SATA and IDE drives

[AlanM]

This post will be a repository for the issues that we see brought up
more frequently than others.  We hope it will be a handy place to check
before you post, so maybe you can get an answer far more quickly than
otherwise.
Make sure to check back periodically as we expect to update this post as we get more information.

0 MB cache for ATA & SATA drives

Bad sectors

-Knowledge Base article

-Suggestions from fzabkar, forum user

Cantbecanit's list of first things to check if you think you have a hard drive problem

Capacity is limited to 127-137 GB
-ATA/IDE drive
-Serial ATA drive

Capacity is lower than expected

Capacity of a 1 TB or 1.5 TB drive is truncated to a lower number, 31 MB or 33 MB
-One thread
-Another thread

Clicking drive - fzabkar's tips on first things to check 
-Knowledge Base article
  

DVR - replacing a drive inside a DVR.

-suggested by a forum user (please follow any instructions like these at your own risk)

Installing drives vertically or horizontally

Jumper settings
-Maxtor-brand ATA drives
-Maxtor-brand SATA drives
-Seagate ATA drives
-Seagate SATA drives

NTLDR is missing error message
-Knowledge Base answer
-Troubleshooter

Power supply

-A very informative thread on power requirements

Problems formatting Barracuda 7200.11 SATA drives larger than 1 TB in Vista
(Also see here)

Replacing the circuit/logic board on a failed drive

SATA 300 MB/sec vs 150 MB/sec installation

Tutorials for most Seagate and Maxtor-brand drives and bundled software

Verifying dmi pool data error message
-Knowledge Base answer
-Troubleshooter

Message Edited by AlanM on 02-16-2010 07:40 AM