Fic VB 601 don't recognize maxtor 40GB

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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Nocturn3Ev1l
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hail people.....i'm new in the forum, and i come here because i need help with a BIOS update.

I have a tower with MB fic VB-601 , and i need upgrade this tower with maxtor 40Gb , but the board don't recognize the hard disk, when i try this, the board had this parameters:

Board: Fic VB 601
PCB: 1.3
BIOS: Award
Vrs : 1.15MI13

I try update to this version :

Vrs: MI413

But the problem continues...

Exist one update to solve this problem , is the MI415 , but i think this update it's only for PCB 1.4

Anyone could help me? Sory my english.... i'm portuguese ;)
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KachiWachi
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http://www.fic.com.tw/support/motherboa ... _bios.aspx ?
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Nocturn3Ev1l
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that link is down....:S

And the board is Fic VB-601 , not Fic VB-601-V or its the same?
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KachiWachi
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Oops. :oops:

http://www.fic.com.tw/support/motherboa ... _bios.aspx

Thanks.
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Nocturn3Ev1l
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I can't access to this links....why? i try in mozilla an IE but don't work..
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edwin
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fic.com.tw domain is down right now. not sure why. I have a
11/20/2000-i440BX-W977EF-2A69KF09C-00
Version MI4118

here if you want, not sure if that's the last version released...
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Nocturn3Ev1l
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This is compatible with PCB 1.3 ? if it is i want..!! ;)
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http://www.mobokive.org/Archive/Fic/bio ... index.html

mi4118.zip
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Nocturn3Ev1l
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Great thanks..!!!! :wink: only confirm if it is compatible with PCB 1.3 ?
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It's the last revision for all non 1.4 PCBs which includes the 1.3 so yes.
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Nocturn3Ev1l
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Ok....there's another problem now....
I upgrade the bios for this version, and...The disk is recognize by the system!!! ;)

But....

I format the disk in NTFS mode to install XP, and when the system reeboot after the instalation begin, he gives me an error that could not inicialize the system....:S

"Error when loading the system"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326676

Any solution?
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Nocturn3Ev1l
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Problem solved... ;) with help of linux command line one mate put the disk sectors =0 and format the system again...when he reboot, start to install the system....ThANKS!!!!! :wink:
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