BIOS Updates forum

Yes, it was the WD overlay software that was messing up FDISK. I removed it and the Windows XP setup disk detected Pri Master as 80GB :D Thanks so much!! Here's some info for you to put on your patched BIOS page: Shuttle MZ11 patched BIOS: tested with Western Digital 80GB WD800JB - successfully dete...

A thought: Is it possible that the L2 cache is actually being used, but just not reported? The computer seems to run fast enough (not much HD swapfile activity w/ 192MB of RAM). If the L2 cache was *really* disabled, how noticeable would the slowdown be?

Checkup5 ran fine and applied a revision update, but it didn't help my problem. 32KB is still the reported size of my cache.

Maybe my motherboard just doesn't like CuMine processors?

Ok, I'll let you know how it goes

Ok, update: The patched BIOS worked and let me detect the hard drive without freezing up the CMOS setup program. It detected with some funky parameters, but I'm sure that's normal since it's an EIDE/LBA drive. One note - AWD741.EXE froze up on my after it flashed the new BIOS. It had a prompt ("F1 -...

Wow, thanks for the identification help! I'll test out the BIOS update and let you know how it goes...

Are you sure I need to use that file? I glanced at the readme for checkup5.exe and it said the external database was no longer required because the latest version is included in the executable.

Not exactly sure what you mean by "solder pads" (:oops:), but there doesn't seem to be any indication of an AGP slot being able to be placed in the traditional location. The PCI slots come right up against some RAM(?) chips, with about 3/4 of an inch between the slots and chips. No serial numbers th...

Thanks for the link. Let me see if I understand it right: I have to use the utility checkup5.exe to upgrade the CPU errata microcode stored in the BIOS. All I have to do to perform this is run checkup5.exe in a clean DOS enviroment?

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, the 4 Shuttle boards listed all have AGP slots; this board doesn't

A friend asked me to install an 80GB hard drive in his computer. It's a few years old (Socket370) so I figured it needed a BIOS update, no big deal. Oops, think again... the manufacturer (BoardRunner) is gone, and repeated Googlings and other various searches have not turned up much info, let alone ...

Hello, I've got a Coppermine Celeron (566MHz) FCPGA processor in a PCChips M767V board using a Slot 1 to Socket 370 converter (slocket). Yes, I know - shame on me for using a PCChips motherboard :P It's the only available motherboard I have at the moment. The board boots up fine (recognizing the chi...