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Started by sdsdsdsd
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
Using 15 gig drive on AP5K motherboard
Author: sdsdsdsd
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
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Hi all, I have just purchaced a 15 gig hard disk to use with my AP5K motherboard Bios Revision 1.40 and Intel 430HX chipset. Like many others i have found the hard way that the System will only support 8.4 GIG ...!!!!! What i would like to know is !!! 1. Is there a work around.......??? 2. Will putting in the detail manually into the Bios Setup fix this problem... IE 16 heads, 16,363 sectors...etc ...etc.. 3. Is it a Intel 430HX problem and is there a work around. Any help would greatly be apreciated. Regards, Andrew. Andrew.Skannavides@solution6.com.
Re: Using 15 gig drive on AP5K motherboard
Author: Rod Speed
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
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sdsdsdsd <andrew.skannavides@solution6.com> wrote in message news:%CaN3.5$4b3.411503@news0.optus.net.au... > I have just purchaced a 15 gig hard disk to use with my AP5K > motherboard Bios Revision 1.40 and Intel 430HX chipset. > Like many others i have found the hard way > that the System will only support 8.4 GIG ...!!!!! > What i would like to know is !!! > 1. Is there a work around.......??? Yes, virtually all drive manufacturers provide a device driver which will get around that bios limitation. Usually available on their web site. > 2. Will putting in the detail manually into the Bios Setup > fix this problem...IE 16 heads, 16,363 sectors...etc ...etc.. Nope, its a limitation on how the bios translates those numbers into LBA block numbers. > 3. Is it a Intel 430HX problem Nope. > and is there a work around. Yes, many motherboard manufacturers have an update bios on their web site that you can flash your motherboard bios with which will fix it. Not obvious who the manufacturer of yours is, try the very long number usually on the bottom of the black bios screen at boot time at http://www.ping.be/bios/, that will usually tell you who the manufacturer is.
Re: Using 15 gig drive on AP5K motherboard
Author: sdsdsdsd
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:00
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Rob, I updated the Bios last night... but it was not the solution. The motherboard is an Aopen and the latest Bios is the R 1.50 b Any one have other IDEAS!!! Regards, Andrew. > > I have just purchaced a 15 gig hard disk to use with my AP5K > > motherboard Bios Revision 1.40 and Intel 430HX chipset. > > > Like many others i have found the hard way > > that the System will only support 8.4 GIG ...!!!!! > > > What i would like to know is !!! > > 1. Is there a work around.......??? > > Yes, virtually all drive manufacturers provide a device driver which > will get around that bios limitation. Usually available on their web site. > > > 2. Will putting in the detail manually into the Bios Setup > > fix this problem...IE 16 heads, 16,363 sectors...etc ...etc.. > > Nope, its a limitation on how the bios translates > those numbers into LBA block numbers. > > > 3. Is it a Intel 430HX problem > > Nope. > > > and is there a work around. > > Yes, many motherboard manufacturers have an update bios on their > web site that you can flash your motherboard bios with which will fix > it. Not obvious who the manufacturer of yours is, try the very long > number usually on the bottom of the black bios screen at boot time at > http://www.ping.be/bios/, that will usually tell you who the manufacturer is. > >
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