40GB: 03/04/1998-i440LX-W977-ATC-6120c-00

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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jone.ni
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Does anyone have an upgrade for this current Bios?

Other settings are as follows

Mobo: A-Trend ATC 6120

BIOS Date: 03/04/98
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 03/04/1998-i440LX-W977-ATC-6120c-00
BIOS version: 2.0 02 WB
Chipset: Intel 440LX


Thanks for any help

Regards, Jone
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The latest one is:
05/26/1999-i440LX-W977TF-ATC-6120C-AB
ATC-6120 VER:2.0 08 WB
ftp://ftp.univ-lille1.fr/pub/vendor/atr ... 20208A.zip

If you want to install HDD over 32GB, I can send you patched version.
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jone.ni
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yes, I'd like because I need install a new HD and it's a Caviar WD400BB (40GB), so if you can please send me a patched version or tell me where to find.

Thanks a lot
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computerke
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got the same problem here ... i have the PC of a collegue asking me to upgrade it to XP but i will need to install a 40 GB hd

data :

Mobo: A-Trend ATC 6120

BIOS Date: 03/04/98
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 03/04/1998-i440LX-W977TF-ATC-6120c-00
BIOS version: 2.0 06 WB
Chipset: Intel 440LX

pls send me the right bios, thanks !!!

i have another problem : he has lost the diskette to upgrade the bios so with the bin file i cannot continue, is it downloadable somewhere ???

OK, some updated info here :)
I found awdflash.exe on the internet and some bios upgrades for the MB. However when i try 6120104a.bin or 6120208a.bin i get the message :
'This program file's part number does not match with your system!' ... so what do i have to do now ???
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Courtesy of Nicks:
http://wims.rainbow-software.org/nicks/ ... 20V2.0.zip
For my my records... can you post your exact BIOS Agent report before flashing? These two lines don't match with my database:
BIOS ID: 03/04/1998-i440LX-W977TF-ATC-6120c-00
BIOS version: 2.0 06 WB
BIOS Agent can be downloaded here:
http://www.unicore.com/biosagent/index.cfm
Awdflash:
http://kuriaki.myftp.org:8245/Archives/ ... dflash.zip
More than 100,000 BIOS strings in my database just now!
http:/ /www.kuriaki.has.it/
http:/ /www.supportbios.info
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computerke
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Hi Kuriaki,

THANKS for replying so soon !! I indeed managed now to upgrade my bios, and the HD is recognized !
I noticed the bios itself is altered since i cannot do autodetect HD anymore, and if i connect the larger hd in combination with the original (6 GB containing windows 98) it is not seen by windows 98, but who cares if it works :D
As you requested i ran bios agent and got the following (copying and pasting from a text file, i hope it is ok for you) :

Program: eSupport.com BIOS Agent Version 3.45
BIOS Date: 09/23/98
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 09/23/98-i440LX-W977TF-ATC-6120C
OEM Sign-On: ATC-6120 VER:2.0 06 WB
Chipset: Intel 440EX/LX rev 3
Superio: Winbond 977TF rev 0 found at port 3F0h
OS: Win98
CPU: Pentium® II With On-Die L2 Cache 334 MHz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Unknown
BIOS ROM Size: Unknown
Memory Installed: 191 MB
Memory Maximum: Unknown

I must admit i did a copy and paste from another entry in the forum so maybe not all the parameters i gave were correct, but the values above are certainly the right ones which i obtained via windows 98 before upgrading the bios !

At this very moment i have booted the PC with the new hd from the CD of XP Pro and it recognizes the disk perfectly ! i will try to attach the old hd to the secondary IDE so that my collegue can recover his old files.

Thanks thanks thanks thanks again and happy newyear !!

Ronny
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KURIAKI wrote:These two lines don't match with my database:
BIOS ID: 03/04/1998-i440LX-W977TF-ATC-6120c-00
BIOS version: 2.0 06 WB
OK, that's better and it check with my database:
BIOS ID: 09/23/98-i440LX-W977TF-ATC-6120C
OEM Sign-On: ATC-6120 VER:2.0 06 WB
Do you have a backup of the old BIOS file?
I want the file, please, send it zipped to my e-mail.
More than 100,000 BIOS strings in my database just now!
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computerke
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Hi Kuriaki,

Just sent a mail to you with the old bios in zip format. Glad i can do you some little favor as you did me a HUGE one :wink:

Computerke
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Received, thanks.
More than 100,000 BIOS strings in my database just now!
http:/ /www.kuriaki.has.it/
http:/ /www.supportbios.info
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