bios reads my 200gb drive as 137gb

[bix]

Would appreciate info relating to bios upgrade


BIOS Date: 05/31/01
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS ID: 05/31/2001-8363-686-K7VZAC
OEM Sign-On: K7VZA Ver 3.2d 05/31/2001
Chipset: VIA 82C305 rev 3
Superio: VIA 686 rev 64 found at port 7h
OS: WinXP
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 4 1400 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 512 MB
Memory Maximum: 512 MB
Memory Slot 01: 256 MB
Memory Slot 02: 256 MB
Memory Slot 03: 0 MB
Memory Slot 04: 0 MB

[Denniss]

ECS K7VZA Rev 3.x

www.ecs.com.tw , latest Bios should be 3.7 or higher supporting high capacity HDD.

[bix]

I downloaded k7vza36a .... not sure this is the one I need... haven't ever done this before ...

I unpacked winflash and the update file. I got a message saying bios ID error. Are you sure to program?

[KURIAKI]

Try with the latest one, release 3.7a:
ftp://64.124.27.138/ecs/bios/mb/k7/k7vza/K7VZA37a.exe
Recommended flash utility:
ftp://64.124.27.138/ecs/bios/flash/mb/Awd860b.zip

ECS FAQ's:
Question
I like to update the V3.7 BIOS to upgrade CPU and HDD, but why M/B can't flash BIOS by winflash?

Answer
Please update BIOS under pure DOS mode.The K7VTA V3.0 can suuport CPU to AMD Athlon XP 2600+(0.13u) and HDD can support to 250GB.
Flash BIOS procedure:
1. Boot from bootable disk.
2. Insert a disk with awd832b.exe and vza37.bin ROM file.
3. Execute "awd832b vza37.bin /sn/py/r" command under A:>
4. Load the default setting.

So they are recommending two different flashes
Award flash can be downloaded here:
ftp://64.124.27.138/ecs/bios/flash/mb/

[bix]

Try with the latest one, release 3.7a:
ftp://64.124.27.138/ecs/bios/mb/k7/k7vza/K7VZA37a.exe
Recommended flash utility:
ftp://64.124.27.138/ecs/bios/flash/mb/Awd860b.zip

I downloaded & unpacked but the winflash program still says "BIOS ID error. Are you sure to program ?"

.. so I'm not sure, thought I should double check ....

[KURIAKI]

Please read my latest message, there are some changes in there.