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by Bear
Sun May 12, 2002 3:13 am
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: AMI BIOS mod for 32GB Limit?
Replies: 11
Views: 8729

I may give that a try (or one of the INT13 modules for one of the other SiS chipsets) if I can't find one specifically for the 5598. Coincidentally, I'm using a BIOS Savior to ensure I have a recovery path, and actually I have four of these boards. Although I would consider it a last resort, I proba...
by Bear
Sat May 11, 2002 5:30 pm
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: AMI BIOS mod for 32GB Limit?
Replies: 11
Views: 8729

Actually the bug existed for AMI as well but it was corrected for BIOS's created after January 1, 1998 - much sooner than Award made the same correction. However, PCChips (the manufacturer) never applied the update to the BIOS for the M571 - the original one was released before that 1/1/1998 date. T...
by Bear
Sat May 11, 2002 7:56 am
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: AMI BIOS mod for 32GB Limit?
Replies: 11
Views: 8729

While AMI may have provided an update for BIOS > 32GB, PCChips never got that update into the BIOS for the M571. Therefore, what I am working on is hacking the INT-13 module in the BIOS to support > 32GB for this particular board. I've already extracted the module but I am not proficient with MASM y...
by Bear
Fri May 10, 2002 5:44 am
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: AMI BIOS mod for 32GB Limit?
Replies: 11
Views: 8729

AMI BIOS mod for 32GB Limit?

I've recently updated the AMI BIOS for my M571 v3.2a motherboard to include the latest version of the VGA ROM code (v1.13) and would like to modify it to enable >32GB HDD support as well. My question is this: I've seen quite a few posts about modding the Award BIOS - has anybody done any mods to any...