I have an old computer and a new 128 Gig hard drive.
BIOS CAPABILITIES TEST REPORT
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Generated by: BIOS Wizard 2.10
Date: February 27, 2006
Time: 04:51
PnP Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.0
PCI Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 2.1
PCI IRQ Routing Table : BIOS currently supports this feature
Enhanced Disk Drive
Specification : BIOS currently supports this feature
DMI Version : Valid DMI is not found
ACPI Version : ACPI is not found
APM Version : BIOS currently supports latest version 1.2
Booting From CD-ROM : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
Supports ESCD : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
Can be Updated (flashed) : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
Can be Shadowed : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
BIOS Chip in Socket : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
Supports Selective Booting : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
Supports LS-120 Booting : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
Supports ZIP Booting : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
Supports Network Booting : Unable to test this feature because DMI is not
found
BIOS Manufacturer : PhoenixBIOS Version 4.05.3 Copyright 1985-2000
Phoenix T
BIOS ID : Unknown
BIOS Date : 11/22/00
BIOS OEM Signon :
BIOS ROM Size : Unknown
Chipset : Intel Triton 430HX rev 3
Super I/O Chip : SMC 93x rev 1 found at port 370h
I found this clue in the in Technical manual for the computer:
The amount of addressable space on a hard disk is limited by three factors:
the physical size of the hard disk, the addressing limit of the IDE hardware,
and the addressing limit of the BIOS. The Extended-CHS addressing scheme
allows larger disk capacities to be addressed than under CHS, by performing
a translation. If the Setup field has been set to automatic, the logical block
addressing (LBA) mode will be selected for each device that supports it.
Technical manual seems to suggest the BIOS can access a LBA type Hard drive of up to 137Gig. BUT users manual says the max hard drive is 8.4Gig.
The most recent update of the BIOS has 2 files:
PLATFORM.BIN
HA0711US.FUL
and a the command to flash the bios looks like this:
phlash.exe /b=platform.bin /cs /v /c /p /mode=3 ha0711us.ful
I have loaded a copy of WINPHLASH
and attempted to create a BIOS.BAK file. BUT
the Phoenix BIOS editor can not read it. I get a wrong BCPSYS
Can you help?
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Professional Driver on a Closed Track
HP Vectra VL5/200 series 5
you can use a pc which can recognize the hd,and foramat it .
then put it back to HP pc.
I have the same machine,but only test, this pc cant support celeron 333 or hign.
then put it back to HP pc.
I have the same machine,but only test, this pc cant support celeron 333 or hign.
