What can I do?

zon · Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 11:21 pm Post subject: What can I do?

Hi! I recently buy a Western Digital 20Gb HDD and mount in my computer but for nothing, because my BIOS don't see it!!! I try to setuo the HDD in user mode with the tehnical data obtained from www.westerndigital.com and that work BUT I can use only 8Gb and only when i boot from another HDD otherwise the BIOS don't see the new HDD.

Here is something about my matherboard:
BIOS Id: 2A59IK19C
BIOS Date: 09/18/97
BIOS Signon: 09/18/97-i430TX-ALi513x-2A59IK19C-00
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Super I/O: ALi M5133 rev 0 found at port 3F0h
Chipset: Intel Triton 430TX rev 1
OEM Signon: KM-T5-T1 Intel Triton TX Rev. 1

If you thing is beter to flash my BIOS please tell me some URL's from where can I download some files (I can't downoad anything that can help from your site!?!) and how to do it.

Please, help me!
Crying or Very sad

NickS · Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 3:24 pm Post subject:

A Google search for the BIOS ID string turns up this link:
Plasma online - identify your Jamicon Mainboard which identifies your mobo as Kai Mei Corp (now Jamicon) KM-T5-T1 v1.31 and has some useful links.

Google is often a useful first step.
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Rainbow · Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 5:57 pm Post subject:

That's the latest BIOS for your board. I think that it should support HDDs up to 32GB - check jumper settings on your HDD. Looks like you have 8GB clipping enabled.
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ajzchips · Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 8:56 pm Post subject:

Well, 9/1997 is a very critical date for >8GB support.
PCCHIPS implemented it in 10/1997 and others waited till the first quarter of 1998 to fix this.

Rainbow · Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 10:23 pm Post subject:

AWD32GB showed me this:

Denniss · Posted: Wed May 15, 2002 11:02 am Post subject:

If you want to test your program I suggest using latest official Bios for ECS P5VX-Be and the latest Servicebios .
The Servicebios may have some workaround with INT13 but did recognize a Seagate 17GB with 8GB so a Maxtor 20GB .
A small testprog reportet support for over 8GB .
To test again I can send you a P5VX-Be Bios which has support for over 8GB(version 1.5 - disappeared from ECS site)

th · Legacy means reliability Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Posts: 113

Hi Dennis

can you also send me the V15 for the P5VX-Be.
I have one myself and only have V14h as latest.

Bye
Thomas
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Denniss · Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 9:43 am Post subject:

On the way !

Rainbow · Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 5:29 pm Post subject:

Please send me too.
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