30GB+: HP Brio Bax

vteokk · Tue Aug 26, 2003 9:56 am

i do not know much technical details on this but here's my problem. i flashed the BIOS to detect up to 30GB and from HP website, they say drives >30GB cannot be detected. i have an external Quantum Fireball AS60GB drive connected to my PC via 1394. And I can only see 30GB now. I also partitioned it with 30GB each using another PC but when I connect it to my HP Brio Bax, it can only detect one volume of 30GB. Anyway I can make use of the full 60GB, with or without partitioning. I am on WIN 98SE. Thanks.

Tue Aug 26, 2003 11:47 am

http://wims.rainbow-software.org/

vteokk · Wed Aug 27, 2003 4:26 am

rainbow, thanks.

any instructions i can look at on how to flash the BIOS ? have not done this for a while or i can just use the same instruction off the HP website ? thank you in advance

Wed Aug 27, 2003 12:34 pm

Download the BIOS from HP and follow their instructions. Replace the BIOS on the bootable floppy with the BIOS from http://http://wims.rainbow-software.org before flashing.

vteokk · Wed Aug 27, 2003 5:06 pm

rainbow, i have just completed the flashing with instruction from HP and replacing the .bin file with the one from wimsbios.
i switched on my 1394 with the 60GB HDD but it is still formating it to 30GB...did i miss any step in this process ? pls advise. thanks again

Wed Aug 27, 2003 5:26 pm

Did you re-FDISK it to create a new partition ? Remember you may need to download an update to W98 FDISK from Microsoft if you want a partition bigger than 32 GB.
Can you confirm that the BIOS message has changed to include a message about it being patched ?

vteokk · Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:45 pm

thanks...i loaded the window's update and its seeing the 60GB drive now. it was easy. and i thought i had to buy a new motherboard or pc. and that's what pc makers are out to make quick bucks. we need more people like you guys. many thanks.