There's nothing wrong with that log you posted -- it identifies the drive just fine. The data test messages ARE ONLY MEANINGFUL WHEN SOMETHING ELSE FAILS DURING THE KERNEL INIT, which was not the case here.

Ross Wellington has a *massive* thread on this BBS about his 250GB drive adventures, and how he worked around various software limitations with them. Recommended reading.

A ReserveCache=nn line is almost certainly required to get them to work correctly with the player software.

-ml