BIOS Type: Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG
BIOS ID: 12/10/2002-845PE-ITE8712-6A69VS2EC-00
OEM Sign-on: P4845PEL-2AA2
Super I/O: ITE 8712F rev 5 found at port 2Eh
Chipset: Intel 2560 rev 2
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
CPU: Intel Pentium(R) 4 2533 Mhz
BIOS ROM: In socket: Yes; Size: 256k;
ACPI: 1.0
Can I break the 137gb barrier by upgrading?
BIOS upgrade to break 137gb Barrier
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Looks like a Soyo P4P845PE Lite, please verify this with markings on your board.
Latest Bios for this board seems to be version 2AA4, two versions newer than your current Bios, and that's from 6/2003. Whether it has native support for HDD above 128/137GB or not is not known. But although if it has no native support for these drives, with newer OS like W2K/XP or Linux you should be able to access all space above this barrier as these OS do not fully rely on Bios detection.
http://www.soyousa.com/downloads/select ... OS+Upgrade
Latest Bios for this board seems to be version 2AA4, two versions newer than your current Bios, and that's from 6/2003. Whether it has native support for HDD above 128/137GB or not is not known. But although if it has no native support for these drives, with newer OS like W2K/XP or Linux you should be able to access all space above this barrier as these OS do not fully rely on Bios detection.
http://www.soyousa.com/downloads/select ... OS+Upgrade
