Tekram P6B40-A4X BIOS Patch Needed

[Lurker]

Sorry for the length of this posting but I do my
best to provide as much info as I think is needed.
So please read through the whole story--I promise;
it's all relavent. (I hope my image URL works.)

I have read the Posting Rules; I have also searched
this excellent web site (you guys are the best) for
Tekram issues and have not found an answer to my problem.

I am having the same problem now in 2006 with my
Tekram P6B40-A4X (v1.01), Pentium III MoBo as the
others above. Here is my current BIOS:

Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.45
BIOS Date: 12/05/00
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 12/05/2000-i440BX-W83977-2A69KTG9C
OEM Sign-On: TRM-P6B40-A4X V1.11B0
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Superio: Winbond 977TF rev 0 found at port 3F0h
OS: WinME
CPU: Pentium III (0.25 Um) 501 MHz



Here is CTBIOS-Info (if this helps):

BIOS-Info, c't/Andreas Stiller, V. 1.5 10/00
Computer ID : FC, SubTyp: 01, BIOS-Level: 0
Rechnertyp : AT-3, Konfigurationsbyte $74
Maustreiber : nicht gefunden
Bus : ISA/PCI
Hauptspeicher : 640 KB, davon verfugbar : 639 KB
Extended Memory : 65472 KB
BIOS Datum : 12/05/00
PCI-BIOS gefunden : Version 02.10, 32-Bit-PCI-BIOS Revision:0
PCI-Busse : 2, Konfig-Mech.: 1, Special-Cycle-Mech.: 1
Award BIOS gefunden : Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Award ID-String : 12/05/2000-i440BX-W83977-2A69KTG9C-00
Board/BIOS-Version : TRM-P6B40-A4X V1.11B0
OEM : TEKRAM
URL
Chipset : i440BX-W83977 //Intel 440BX
INT-13h BIOS Extension: ja, Version:2.1/A4 Fknt 41..48 unterstutzt
PnP (ACFG,ESCD,DMI) : PnP V1.0/ESCD, DMI V 2.0, APM V1.2


This v1.11B BIOS works fine with a new install of WinME
on a 4.3GB Fujitsu HD. Before this, I tried the 1.10 BIOS
found on your Rainbow-software.org page. This 1.10 BIOS
causes a problem with my PCI to ISA bridge (ISA mode)
in Device Manager as follows:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rjk75/alb ... /my_photos

So I found this 1.11B BIOS on the following URL:

http://www.driverscollection.com/?file_id=21013

I flashed it in successfully the first time as every
other BIOS-flash I have done. This cleared up the
PCI to ISA bridge (ISA mode) error immediately.


Now here is my problem:

I am trying to get my (1.11B) BIOS to "see" an 80GB
Seagate HD using an IDE or EIDE cable. With no other
drives connected, the POST hangs on the last comma
when the following line appears:

Pri. Master Disk : LBA, UDMA 2,

The 80GB HD jumper is set to MASTER, and I am using
AUTO and AUTO in the CMOS SETUP with no other drives
connected. The PC also hangs in the IDE HDD AUTO
DETECTION screen in CMOS for the 80GB.

All I want to do is FDISK this new 80GB for FAT32,
format it, and then use it as a slave for data only.

Setting the 80GB HD jumpers to "Alternate
Capacity... 32 Gbytes" lets my system boot and get
past the POST to a DOS prompt. But I do not want to
go this route because I will have to use Seagate's
DiscWizard to create an Overlay to "fool" the Award
BIOS. Later on I would like to put this 80GB HD
in a USB case (maybe).

Can the v1.11B BIOS be patched to allow it to see the
80GB Seagate HD?


Thanks very much. Best regards to everyone at Wim's BIOS
for the new year.

Lurker
Toronto, Canada

[edwin]

I see why we used the 1.10 version not the 1.11 version, only the 1.10 version is available at Tekram's own website. I'll see what I can do.

[Lurker]

Thanks very much for your reply edwin. If you need any more info,
please don't hesitate to ask--I have several more system and BIOS
"discovery" tools.

And if you want me to install something that you have come up with,
I will be glad to give it a try. I am reconfiguring my system right now
so there's no worry if something crashes or does not work.

Best regards and have a Happy New Year,

Lurker,
Toronto, Canada

[edwin]

you should have received a patched bios by now.

[Lurker]

Received and installed the new BIOS. Tested it first with the
current WinME installation, and then installed the new 80GB
Seagate to FDISK and format it. Everything is working
perfectly--no errors in Device Manager or hangups of any kind.

Thanks very much edwin. I appreciate your work very much.

Regards,

Lurker
Toronto, Canada

[edwin]

You're welcome. It looks like we have to replace the 1.10 version on the patched bios page then...

[Lurker]

It also works flawlessly with Linux (Linspire 5.0, Knoppix, Ubuntu 6.10).
Great work edwin. Thanks very much again.

Regards,

Lurker
Toronto, Canada

[dosenfisch]

Can I get this bios too? Then I can use my two 80GB HDDs in my old computer.

[edwin]

email sent

[dosenfisch]

Thanks. Bios works perfect.

[cardow]

Can I get this bios too? Then I can use my WD HDD 80g

[Lurker]

Cardow, you have to ask edwin for the BIOS. I don't have it here where
I am working from now. He'll get back to you soon; he's very busy because
he does good work.

And to everyone else reading this thread, here is the updated Yahoo!
link to the screen images I posted above in my initial message. (It
seems that Yahoo! is changing their system again.)

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/rjk75/album ... 2385768524

And now you have to double-click to see the image.


Reagrds,

Lurker

[edwin]

Can I get this bios too? Then I can use my WD HDD 80g

Tekram P6B40-A4X.zip from this page:
http://wims.rainbow-software.org/edwin/

[kavesa]

edwin man, I've register to wim's just in order to beeing able of thanking you for this patch.
1048576 Thanks!

K!