05/25/1999 I440BX-W977TF-ATC-6220C-VH Hard disc and CPU prob

[yogollum]

I would like to put a 120 Gb HDD and a PIII 650 Mhz to my PC, but I have some problems about it.

The HDD isn't recognized (I use it with dinamic driver overlay, but this is a patch and I could have some problems in the future).

The PIII 650MMX cpu isn't recognized as this, and the MOBO recognize it as a MMX866, but the PC doesn't run.

Could someone help me please?

Those are the bios agent data:

Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.45
BIOS Date: 05/25/99
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 05/25/1999-i440BX-W977TF-ATC-6220C
OEM Sign-On: ATC-6220 VER:1.1 07 WB
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Superio: Winbond 977TF rev 0 found at port 3F0h
OS: WinXP SP1
CPU: Pentium© III (0.25 æm) 450 MHz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Unknown
BIOS ROM Size: Unknown
Memory Installed: 383 MB
Memory Maximum: Unknown


Thanks.

[Denniss]

It looks your Bios/Mainboard tries to boot with 133 MHz thus the 866 MHz display, try to change this to 100 MHz FSB.

There's at least one never Bios for your board dated 12/99, search via Google or ask Kuriaky, maybe he has it available for download.

[yogollum]

It could be possible, I'll test it, but in the MOBO manual the limit of CPU speed is 500Mhz.

Also, the clock is set up in automatic in my bios but don't worry, I'll put it in manual to test it.

Thanks.

[KURIAKI]

There's at least one never Bios for your board dated 12/99, search via Google or ask Kuriaky, maybe he has it available for download.

Patched version courtesy of Edwin:
http://www.elhvb.com/mboards/a-trend/bi ... 18a%2B.zip

[yogollum]

Thanks Kuriaki.

Only one question

Supports this bios high capacity Hard disk drives?

I see that the bios is patched, then I think yes but I'd like to be sure.

Regards.

[KURIAKI]

Of course.

[yogollum]

I'm sorry but this bios don't run with my MOBO.

The 6220118A withouth pathc runs well with my cpu but not with my HDD but the bios which you given me don't run. A black screen is displayed and I can't do anything.

I should reload my chip with other MOBO, loading MSDOS with the bios of this MOBO and changing the chip to reload it.

Thanks. I think I'll running with 118A without patch bios. I won't to put my MOBO in the trash.

Saludos desde españa.

[KURIAKI]

BIOS ID: 05/25/1999-i440BX-W977TF-ATC-6220C
OEM Sign-On: ATC-6220 VER:1.1 07 WB

OK, your actual BIOS is version 1.1 07 WB.
And here is the patched version of it:
BIOS ID string: 05/25/1999-i440BX-W977TF-ATC-6220C-VH
BIOS OEM string: ATC-6220 VER:1.1 07 WB
INT13h Extensions...Present: new-style
New-style code found at 3224
=> 32GB bug patched successfully
Searching for size calculation routine...Not found
Searching for SETUP size calculation routine...Found at 98461
Searching for another free space...Found at 113137
Searching for XGroup Block...Found at 16744
Searching for end of last block...Found at 45134
Decompressing XGroup Block...Decompressed 8504 bytes into 11633 bytes
Searching for size calculation routine...Found at 1720
Searching for free space...Found at 11633
Patching code at 1719
Searching for SETUP size calculation routine...Not found
Replacing Main Block...Compressed into 85473 bytes...Moved blocks by 33 bytes
Replacing XGroup Block...Compressed into 8560 bytes...Moved blocks by 56 bytes
Updating checksum...Located at 225278...Updated OK
Checked for a second time:
BIOS already supports HDDs over 32GB & 64GB - Nothing to do!
http://wims.rainbow-software.org/kuriak ... 0WB%29.zip

[yogollum]

OK, thanks

I'll try it

Un saludo desde españa.