60GB: 06/10/1998-i440LX-2A69JV3DC-00

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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CaptSolo
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Hi!

I am looking for help getting 60Gb hard drive being recognized by Award BIOS on this VTech (PCPartner) motherboard. I've tried the BIOS update on PCPartner site, but w/o success :evil:
(The UNIFLASH indicates that it is 1Mb BIOS IC).

Can somebody please help?

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NickS
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A link is always handy, if you have identified the correct BIOS. What model is the board ?
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LXA833D or EXA830D (For ITE 8671 I/O)
1Mbits
ATX
AWARD
35-8830-XX
07/03/1998-ITE8671-2A69JV3DC-00 BIOS-I (80804)
80804
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Edwin - same BIOS for both ? Do you have a line on this ?
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I think I do:
http://www.elhvb.com/mboards/vtech/Index.html

Feel free to check:
http://www.pcpartner.com/dl_bios.htm
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CaptSolo
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Unfortunately the link (www.pcpartner.com/...) points to the BIOS update that I've already tried without success. :cry:

I guess I need to find a BIOS patched for recognizing >32Gb hdds.
Somebody knows if there is such a thing for this m/b?

PS It's LXA833D I think

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OK, will do shortly...
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OK, patched and uploaded to here as (PC-Partner LXA833D 1Mb).zip for testing.
Last edited by NickS on Thu Oct 24, 2002 3:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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CaptSolo
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Thanks, Nick!

The last problem is that I cannot access the file you pointed to http://wims.rainbow-software.org/nicks/ ... 201Mb).zip.

Your server replies 403 - no permission to access this file.

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When you click the link in my signature, can you see the index ?
If so, can you click on the filename to download it ?

[edit]fixed the link in the previous message body, missing "/" at the end gives a 403.
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