Drive is a Seagate Barracuda 160 GB, using a Maxtor FireWire (IEEE 1394) connection. The firewire controller is integrated into the Gigabyte motherboard, which has a VIA chipset.
I was completely wrong in thinking the problem was due to heat. Ive been trying to get this drive working for a couple of days now, and now I cant write ANYTHING even if Ive just booted and the drive is cold. A couple of changes can be noted from the time it worked ok to when it stopped working.
Moved computer - Ive tried replacing cables and checking connections, I dont think this is it since the drive works ok when its connected via IDE, and the external case works ok with another smaller drive.
Installed newest ATI Catalyst drivers - I read about a problem related to new ATI card drivers and VIA chipsets a while ago, supposedly fixed with WinXP SP2. This probably isnt the problem since I have SP2 and .
Exceeded 112GB - Maybe there is a size limit here, I think this is the most likely reason for my problem, Ill keep checking
Any ideas anyone?