Where to find a Western Digital HD WD800BD Caviar driver

Camemdad · 11-26-2008, 07:36 PM

I just finished my first install of debian and I am now setting up another computer to network on that initial server.
I am having difficulty finding/installing the driver for the Western Digital WD800BD 80 GB harddrive driver...any help will be greatly appreciated.

Regards.

Scott

AuroraCA · 11-26-2008, 07:47 PM

All hard disk drivers are built into the operating system. There are no extra drivers to download for a hard disk. The disk needs to be partitioned, formatted and mounted for Linux to recognize it.

Here is a link to another LQ forum post to help you: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...41#post3354241

AlucardZero · 11-26-2008, 09:43 PM

Why do you want a driver?

Saptech · 11-28-2008, 02:01 PM

Check the jumpers on the drive...

farslayer · 11-28-2008, 08:52 PM

Most likely it is the Disk controller, not the hard drive itself, that you don't have a driver for.

Do you know what chipset is on the motherboard ?

Is it a SATA hard drive ?

Is there a different SATA Port you could try ?

Some of the built in SATA RAID controllers may not be detected properly when you attempt to install the OS

Tanc · 12-01-2008, 08:28 AM

I already installed debian with such a disk. No driver needed in my mind.
Any infos about your motherboard ?