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by GilbertsGrape
Tue Jul 23, 2002 8:28 am
Forum: Power Management problems
Topic: Mysteriously powers off
Replies: 4
Views: 5528

Rainbow wrote:Looks like bad power supply.
I replaced the power supply avout 3 mo ago. is there any way to test and see if it is going bad?
by GilbertsGrape
Sun Jul 21, 2002 8:33 am
Forum: Power Management problems
Topic: Mysteriously powers off
Replies: 4
Views: 5528

Mysteriously powers off

Mysteriously powers off

I have a E-machine e-monster 500 and when using it the pc sometimes mysteriously turns it self off. Do you think this is a Bios problem or a software or hardware problem?
Thanks,
Gary
by GilbertsGrape
Sat Jul 20, 2002 8:32 pm
Forum: My hard drive isn't recognized
Topic: Need BIOS Update IBM P/N: 52G2974
Replies: 2
Views: 3356

I had a similar problem years ago with a WD 2.1 GB drive in a 486sx system, I went to the drive manufactures web site and download this program they had there and it tricked the bios and allowed the drive to work in my PC I think the program was Called EZ Drive or something like that. You may want t...
by GilbertsGrape
Sat Jul 20, 2002 8:18 pm
Forum: My hard drive isn't recognized
Topic: 120GB: 09/16/1998-i440BX-W977TF-P6BX
Replies: 7
Views: 5095

Rainbow wrote:Patched BIOS sent by e-mail :)
The Patch Worked Great. I am formating the Drive now.

Thank you so much,
Gary
I would atach the patch to this message but i dont see where to add an attachment to this BB

Thanks again
by GilbertsGrape
Sat Jul 20, 2002 5:51 pm
Forum: My hard drive isn't recognized
Topic: 120GB: 09/16/1998-i440BX-W977TF-P6BX
Replies: 7
Views: 5095

I got the e-mail. I will give it a try
Thank you
Gary
by GilbertsGrape
Fri Jul 19, 2002 4:52 pm
Forum: My hard drive isn't recognized
Topic: 120GB: 09/16/1998-i440BX-W977TF-P6BX
Replies: 7
Views: 5095

Thanks for the link but i still dont see any of those listed on that page talking about support for large Hard Drives. Does that mean it still wolnt fix my problem?

Thanks again
Gary
by GilbertsGrape
Fri Jul 19, 2002 7:19 am
Forum: My hard drive isn't recognized
Topic: 120GB: 09/16/1998-i440BX-W977TF-P6BX
Replies: 7
Views: 5095

120GB: 09/16/1998-i440BX-W977TF-P6BX

Program: Unicore BIOS Agent Version 1.8 BIOS Date: 09/16/98 BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG BIOS ID: 09/16/1998-i440BX-W977TF-P6BX BIOS Eval: P6BX-Me Ver 1.1d 09/18/1998 Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 2 Superio: Winbond 977TF rev 0 found at port 3F0h I bought a 120 GB WD Drive and it will not wor...