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by gazza82
Tue May 24, 2005 4:34 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: M848ALU with Sempron CPU
Replies: 4
Views: 3900

Excuse my ignorance ... what's the FSB??
by gazza82
Mon May 23, 2005 5:01 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: M848ALU with Sempron CPU
Replies: 4
Views: 3900

M848ALU with Sempron CPU

When I first installed my M848 mobo with Sempron 2800 the bios displayed it as an Athlon. So I flashed the BIOS with the latest on the US PCChips website and all was well. Until a couple of days ago when the display reverted to Athlon ... :? Anyone have any ideas why the bios would lose the CPU type...
by gazza82
Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:00 pm
Forum: My hard drive isn't recognized
Topic: 32GB+: PC-Chips M577
Replies: 24
Views: 15580

I'm pretty sure I removed the jumper when I installed the drive, but I will recheck. :?: Why the need to downgrade the UDMA speed? Sorry I'm not an expert in these things, so I'd like to know why this is necessary. I've got the Maxtor utilities already. 8O I also tried a different BIOS version last ...
by gazza82
Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:12 am
Forum: My hard drive isn't recognized
Topic: 32GB+: PC-Chips M577
Replies: 24
Views: 15580

Having upgraded my BIOS to the latest version, my PC still maintains my master 40Gb disc is 32Gb during the boot phase. Even before the upgrade FDISK, etc., recognised the disk correctly, but scandisk would fail on the final slice/partition. Mobo: PCChips M577 BIOS: 4.51PG BIOS Version: 990306R (fro...