regarde sur le site du constructeur de ton dd ,s'il n'existe pas un petit logiciel qui te permet de contourner le pb de la limite de ton Bios.
exemple pour dd Maxtor: ils fournissent un log s'appelle MaxBlast
BIOS Limitations (Capacity of drive is too large for the BIOS to support)
Computer systems built prior to October of 1998 typically hang or freeze while auto detecting large hard disks during system startup. Common BIOS capacity barriers include 528 MB, 2.1 GB, 8.4 GB, and 32 GB. There are multiple solutions to work around BIOS capacity barriers, always disconnect the ATA and power cables first before entering the BIOS, to keep the system from hanging.
To troubleshoot this problem follow these steps.
-Restart and enter the system BIOS to set the drive parameters manually. (Entering the system BIOS is usually accomplished by pressing F1, F2, or DEL right after powering the system on. Look for an on-screen message stating which key to press.)
-Set the BIOS parameters for the drive from Auto-Detect to None, or Off.
-Save settings, exit setup, and power the system off.
-Save BIOS settings and exit.
-Reconnect the power and ATA cables, power the system on and boot to the MaxBlast CD or Floppy.
-When the system boots to the MaxBlast program, choose the Utilities option and select Set Drive Size.
-MaxBlast will register the maximum LBA the system BIOS can accommodate. Agree to the recommended settings MaxBlast has supplied, and finish the process.
-Restart, enter the system BIOS, and set the drives parameters back to Auto-Detect.
-Save settings, exit setup and reboot to the MaxBlast CD or Floppy and run the normal install. When finished partitioning and formatting the drive, follow the instructions to install Windows.
Alternate Settings: Steps 1and 2 above will not work on some system BIOSs. This will be noticed by the system still hanging at startup or MaxBlast being unable to detect the drive after the BIOS has been set to none.
-Try setting the drives parameters to a User Definable Type with 1024 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors.
-Set the LBA to Normal, Standard or Disabled, Write Pre Comp (WpCom) and Landing Zone (LZ) settings; can be set to zero.
-Save settings, exit setup, and power the system off.
-Reconnect the power and ATA cables, power the system on, and boot to the MaxBlast CD or Floppy.
-Perform the MaxBlast normal install without using the set drive size feature.
If MaxBlast doesn't detect the drive and you followed all the troubleshooting steps above you may need contact your motherboard manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade or purchase an Ultra ATA PCI adapter card. Maxtor's online store, www.MaxStore.com, offers a complete line of Ultra ATA PCI cards that provides support for large capacity drives.
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Message édité par lch le 15-09-2004 à 12:04:08