120GB: 03/02/00 i440BX-NS351-UA69KS01C-00

Recommended by Wim's BIOS...

Thank you very much !

Holy crap, it went wrong ! It just sent beep-paiuse-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep ! Is there anything I can do ?

*EDIT* I brought back the old version, but it still failed :'( The computer works, but no 80GB for me.

Alright, so here's what I used for the flashing process :

http://download.sudhian.com/faq/kt7/dow ... dflash.exe

Which is a bare Caldera DR-DOS bootfloppy containing only the strict minimum to boot.

And the GAT11DE.BIN image and AWDFLASH.EXE executable. I created the bootdisk on a Windows 2000 box and flashed it using the following command :

awdflash.exe

I enterde the name of the BIOS and backup.bin for backup (unsurprisingly).

When it failed, I changed autoexec.bat to add the awdflash.exe backup.bin line, and it worked prefectly.

ajzchips: I know this is an old post but I was wondering if the gat11de.bin file in the (Seanix Gatineau 128GB).zip file is the same one you have.

I tried to flash and it failed giving me all sorts of beeps and squeels.

My specs. are the same:

BIOS Date: 03/02/00
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 03/02/2000-i440BX-NS351-UA69KS01C
OEM Sign-On: Seanix Gatineau BIOS rev.1.1
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3

I'm trying to install an 80g Maxtor hd.

Thanks in advance.

BTW: ajzchips would you be able to send me the gat11de.bin file?

Thanks again

Actually ajzchips, don't worry about it. I used the Seanix Columbia patch instead and it worked beautifully. The motherboard is now able to recognize the 80G Maxtor that I installed as a slave.

Thanks anyway!

[ajzchips]

Sorry I missed this thread...

Just wanted to confirm it worked for me as well. Thanks!

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BIOS Date: 03/06/00
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID:   03/06/2000-i440BX-NS351-UA69KS00C
OEM Sign-On: Seanix Columbia III BIOS rev.1.2
Chipset:   Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Superio:   NSC 351 rev 2 found at port 2Eh
OS:        Win98
CPU:       Pentium® III (0.18 µm) With 256 KB On-Die L2 Cache  548 MHz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Unknown
BIOS ROM Size:      Unknown
Memory Installed:   191 MB
Memory Maximum:     Unknown

I've got a maxtor 200gig model: 6L200R0 that I'm trying to add, but my bios won't recognize it, I tried the update here but it still won't go, are there any updates for a 200gig or 300gig?

Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.52
BIOS Date: 09/13/00
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 09/13/2000-i440BX-NS351-UA69KS00C
OEM Sign-On: Seanix Columbia III BIOS rev.1.2 128GB BETA
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Superio: NSC 351 rev 2 found at port 2Eh
OS: WinXP
CPU: Pentium III 500 Mhz MAX: 800 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 256 MB
Memory Maximum: Unknown
Memory Slot 01: 128 MB
Memory Slot 02: 64 MB
Memory Slot 03: 64 MB

As I understand it, you need AWARD BIOS v6 for HDD support beyond 120.

However W2K and WXP bypass the BIOS and apply O/S limitations to disk sizes, meaning that if the O/S supports the full disk size, you can utilize the full disk size within the O/S. (Mind you, with the initial release of WXP for example, that O/S still limits you to 120 - but with SP2 I am using a 200GB nicely.)

I'm running WXP SP1, so if I upgrade to SP2 I should be able to use my 200gig? if it doesn't work where would I be able to get the AWARD BIOS v6?

[ajzchips]

XP SP1 already includes large HDD support (>120GB).