80GB: 01/05/2000-MVP4-686A-2A5LHF0AC

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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cableguyh20
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Award bios v4.51PG
chipset VIA 82c501 rev 2
Motherboard not known.
Any help appreciated.
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It's FIC PAG-2130 board. There are more versions - what's printed on the board? And what's displayed during POST under the Award Modular Bios... strings (something like Version SA4124)?
http://www.fic.com.tw/techsupport/drive ... e=PAG-2130
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cableguyh20
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On the motherboard is PAG-2130
At startup it say: Everex Systems, Inc version SB4118E
Award plug n play extension v1.0A
I flashed my bios with the lastest version SB413, but no change in hard drive situation. Any suggestions from here?
ezeze5000
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I have several friends that have PC's that are a couple of years old, and they want to put large (80GB) in their machines.

I have resorted to adding a PCI to Ultra DMA/ATA 133 disk accelerator card to their PC's.

These cards have their own onboard bios, and will let your PC accept the larger drives.

I use Highpoint cards.

For what it's worth it might be worth a try.
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cableguyh20 wrote:Any suggestions from here?
Yes, try the patched SB413 BIOS I'm about to send.
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cableguyh20
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Thank you, the patch you sent works beautifully! I appreciate all the help. :D
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Nick,

I have the identical issue, i.e. same board exactly (in a Time PC) and an 80GB hard disk. May I request a copy of the patched SB413 BIOS file to support the above drive please?

Regards, Martin.Evans70@ntlworld.com
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ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/bios/s ... SB4124.ZIP

>> Supports HDD up to 128GB

Bios date : 01/10/2001
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