Update for VIA (vt82c693)

[khatab1]

hi,
I need an update for : VIA VT82C693A Apollo Pro
I also want to know , by which I should search for bios update :-

System manufacturer (VIA) or by main board manufacturer (Diamond flower dwi ) ???
should I search for Main board model( 693-686A) or by Chipest Model (VIA VT82C693A Apollo Pro 133) ?
SiSoftware

System
Manufacturer : VIA Technologies, Inc.
Model : VT82C692BX
ID : FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF

Mainboard
Manufacturer : Diamond Flower (DFI)
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Model : 693-686A
System BIOS : 03/19/2001-693-686A-2A6LGD4NC-00
Chipset : VIA VT82C693 Apollo Pro Plus


Chipset
Model : VIA VT82C693A Apollo Pro 133 System Controller
Revision : E5
Bus : Intel GTL+
Front Side Bus Speed : 1x 133MHz (133MHz)
Maximum FSB Speed : 1x 133MHz (133MHz)
Width : 64-bit
I/O Queue Depth : 4 request(s)
Maximum Bus Bandwidth : 1.04GB/s

Logical/Chipset Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 128MB SDRAM 3-3-3-0
Bank 2 : 128MB SDRAM 3-3-3-0
Bank 4 : 128MB SDRAM 3-3-3-0
Supported Memory Types : FPM EDO ECC SDRAM VC-SDRAM Registered
Memory Bus Speed : 1x 100MHz (100MHz)
Maximum Memory Speed : 1x 133MHz (133MHz)
Multiplier : 3/4x
Width : 64-bit
Memory Controller in Processor : No
Power Save Mode : No
Fixed Hole Present : No
Maximum Memory Bus Bandwidth : 800MB/s

Any help ??

[edwin]

DFI CA63-EN
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_produc ... MB&SITE=US
or
DFI CA63-SN
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_produc ... MB&SITE=US

[khatab1]

DFI CA63-EN
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_produc ... MB&SITE=US
or
DFI CA63-SN
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_produc ... MB&SITE=US

Thanks a lot ,
I have another Question :-
I want to upgrade Bios to solve the Hard drive problem
AS the bios don't read a hard drive larger than 137 GB.
So I Need a Bios upgrade to solve this problem (48 bit lba)
So do these upgrades solve my problem ???
As you can see here

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/ ... =A&SITE=US

so I need a bios upgrade work fine with large hard disk ( larger than 137 GB)

Here is my current system bios information :

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SiSoftware Sandra

General Information
Manufacturer : Award Software International, Inc.
Version : 6.00 PG
Date of Manufacture : Monday, March 19, 2001
Plug & Play Version : 1.00
SMBIOS/DMI Version : 2.20
(EE)PROM Size : 256kB

General Capabilities
Can be Updated/Flashed : Yes
Can be Shadowed : Yes
Is Socketed : Yes
Supports Plug & Play : Yes
Supports ESCD : Yes
Supports Enhanced Disk Drive : Yes
NEC PC-98 Spec Compatible : No

Power Management Features
Supports APM : Yes
Supports ACPI : Yes
Supports Smart Battery : No

Boot Features
Supports Selective Booting : Yes
Supports CD/DVD Boot : Yes
Supports PCMCIA/CardBus Boot : No
Supports LS-120 Boot : Yes
Supports ZIP Boot : Yes
Supports i2o Boot : No
Supports FireWire/1394 Boot : No

So does the bios upgrade for Via will work for me ????

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http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=420&OSID=1&CatID=1070

Any idea ??

[khatab1]

forget to say that i look at my motherboard according to this :

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http://us.dfi.com.tw/Support/mb_faq_us1.jsp?FAQ_ID=4780&PAGE_TYPE=US&SITE=US

and I found :-

CA63-SN
P/N : CA6301
R.AH0

and

phoenixbios
D686 bios
014793796


Also at windows boot , the following appear :-

Award Modular Bios V 4.51 PG
Award plug and play bios extension V 1.0A

thought that may help.

[edwin]

the top one listed here:
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/ ... =A&SITE=US
will support up to 137GB. Anything beyond that you need a commercial upgrade or a seperate controller if you want the entire size detected by the bios.

[cp]

so I need a bios upgrade work fine with large hard disk ( larger than 137 GB)

No, you don't. At least as long as you are using a modern OS like Linux, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 or later versions. They ignore the BIOS when it comes to harddisks and you should be thankful ;)
They all support LBA48 out of the box since it is a software 'feature'. And there's really no need for an extra controller or a BIOS update.

[khatab1]

Thanks a lot edwin & cp.
you help me a lot.