MSI K7N2G-L & hardisk problem

I have problem with WD 40 GB harddrive on MSI K7N2G-L board.
BIOS is not able to detect this HDD (i tryed everything, master, slave, combinations...), but on another computer, this harddisk going without problems !!!
Is it "incompatible" disk ??? Because when i used older WD 20 GB on MSI K7N2G-L, disk work without problem.
I dont understand... i flashed lastest bios (3.2).
Sorry for my english.

Hi,
I have the same problem. I upgraded an existing computer by replacing the MB, CPU and RAM. The primary master is a WD 40GB 7,200 rpm drive, the primary slave is a Maxtor 15 GB. The Secondary master is a DVD and the secondary slave is a Teac CD-RW. The original computer works fine with the drives jumpered and cabled as is. When I put in the K7N2-L, on boot up the BIOS won\'t detect any drives, the BIOS just hangs up. When I remove power cord from the WD the BIOS detects all other drives. I tried just having the WD as sole HD and jumpered to be only HD but same thing. I also tried WD as only HD and cable select, same problem. When I put old MB back in the computer boots okay so I don't belive it's the jumper settings or cables. Suggestions?
Frank

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Hi Guys,
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Interesting Luc, sounds like a similar problem to myself although my current pc 2700 512mb stick are "non matching" hence why I am ordering some crucial RAM of the same type.
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The Output is
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If you get a keyboard and mouse make sure they are both USB, or BOTH PS/2. If you choose the PS/2 option then make sure the keyboard, and mouse don't have any extra features.
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another issue i haven't mentioned is that even when I put the FSB to 133 it says my XP 1800+ is running at 1150 Mhz
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the jumpers were in the wrong place. i should have read the manual more in depth instead of being in a hurry. i feel like such an idiot!
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Because the KT333 chipset works best with DDR333.
You posted questions on the K7N2 board?? All replies are towards that board not the one you have now.
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that's the longest story ever...........lets just say that the DAMN kt3 ultra 2 is damaged.
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Back to the memory timings, i'm planning to get 2x 256 pc 2700, so, how can i set the timings?
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