Thanks to blue68f100 and re3dyb0y for their help. It seems I had some misinformation about how to get above the 137GB limit on my 2000. I had assumed that I needed v4 of the Snap OS to get 48-bit lba enabled, but that isn't true. I did find something interesting thru the process that I wanted to share.
To recap, my Snap (after upgrades):
OS: 3.4.807 (US)
Hardware: 2.0.0
BIOS: 2.0.282
SN: 55556
128MB Upgraded memory, 2x300GB Seagate ATA/100 (woohoo!), 50x50x15 fan
OK, here is what I found. I registered my Snap 2000 very early when I got it a few years ago. I logged into Adaptec's site (
http://profile.adaptec.com/licenseAgreement.aspx yesterday and found my information there. I noticed that there was a new OS listed for the 2000, version S2Sv2 (not actually sure it works with the 2000, but it was listed). I was curious so I tried to request an SLK (Software License Key) thru the Adaptec Site which apparently you need to actually upgrade to S2Sv2 (if even possible). At this point I thought I needed AT LEAST v4 of the OS to break the 137GB limit, so I thought I would explor the S2Sv2 options if possible. Well, the site had some kind of errors, and I was redirected to an FAQ page here:
http://profile.adaptec.com/licenseAgreement.aspx
On that page is a link to a division of Adaptec's customer support. I emailed them requesting the "most recent version of the Snap OS for the 2000". Within an hour I had the following email from them:
Quote:
Your case, 0000000000xxxxx, was updated. Please refer to the information below for our response. Please Click here if you need additional support on this issue.
Please do not reply to this email as it will not be seen by a live representative.
To download the latest version of SnapOS, please visit
http://xxxxxx
File Name:
SNAPOS_34807.EXE
Password:
xxxxxxxxx
Notes: The weblink above requires the Snap Server to be registered with Adaptec, Inc.
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Sure enough, I was able to get the v3.4.807 OS version from Adaptec without paying anything. I upgraded the OS without a problem, and everything is working well. Just wanted to share this with anyone who is trying to upgrade a2000/2200 to the latest v3 OS. It looks like if you ask the right people, they will give you the free OS upgrade.
I know (now, thanks to those on this thread) that the 3.4.805 version gives 48-bit lba support, and of course so does this newer 3.4.807 version, but I don't know what else it upgraded/changed. If anyone has any idea on the other differences please post them.
Thanks again to all!