Hello
First sorry for my poor english, but i'm french
Then i can go on
I would like to use my maxtor 40Go on an old Motherboard : an S&D P6ALXA
here are the infos that i've on this board
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 11/19/97-i440LX-SMC67x-2A69JSWAC-00
BIOS Eval: P6ALXA Ver:C
Chipset: Intel 440LX
Bios of my board :
Dead link
I can send it by mail
i think you will want it if you want help me
I know my board isn't famous, but ....
help me
thanks
PS : if you can unlock the bios for a 80go hard drive, it may be interessant too
40/80GB : 11/19/97-i440LX-SMC67x-2A69JSWAC-00
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i've made a mistake
i haven't explained the probleme with the hard drive :
when it is pluged on the board, the bios freezes on disk detection
I've read that it's the limit of 32GB of the Award bios
i haven't explained the probleme with the hard drive :
when it is pluged on the board, the bios freezes on disk detection
I've read that it's the limit of 32GB of the Award bios
Hi FrenchUser
I can't link directly to the BIOS, and using http://membres.lycos.fr/razorbak83/ the buttons do not work to take me any further.
Can you please zip and email it ?
I can't link directly to the BIOS, and using http://membres.lycos.fr/razorbak83/ the buttons do not work to take me any further.
Can you please zip and email it ?
Tested patched BIOSes. Untested patched BIOSes.
Emails *will* be ignored unless the subject line starts "Wim's BIOS forum"
Emails *will* be ignored unless the subject line starts "Wim's BIOS forum"
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i will send you the file
thanks
and sorry for yhe bad link, my account seems not work well
thanks
and sorry for yhe bad link, my account seems not work well
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yes i find this realy sadajzchips wrote:It isn't an account problem. Many FWS providers disable hotlinking.
any idea for my probleme ?
edit:
i've found the problem: my host had delete my bios file
i think it's to prevent hosting of warez on accounts
but origin.bin who makes 128ko can't bee an iso
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i'am asking me a question : what appens if i use a bios who isn't designed for my board ?
will I be able to boot anyway ? or can I kill my board
will I be able to boot anyway ? or can I kill my board
Not recommended if you don't have a way to fix it if it fails (hot-flash or external programmer). Almost always, if the BIOS boots, you'll then need to modify it to match exactly your board - e.g. the PCI device numbers must match, otherwise IRQs will not be properly assigned to PCI devices.
Patched and tested BIOSes are at http://wims.rainbow-software.org
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okay
can I send you my Bios file in order to you mod it ?
I haven't news from nicks
can I send you my Bios file in order to you mod it ?
I haven't news from nicks
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sorryNickS wrote:I haven't received your BIOS file yet - can't do much without it!!
I've resend it
thanks
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many thanks
I will test it in a few hours
a new time, very big thanks
I will test it in a few hours
a new time, very big thanks
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i've flashed with the moded bios file
it is booting !!!!
i wil test with my bigger hard drive :
Maxtor DiamondMax9 80GB ATA133
it is booting !!!!
i wil test with my bigger hard drive :
Maxtor DiamondMax9 80GB ATA133
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Well, i've tested, it seems to work
only two little problems:
1) ram is counted three times
I solved this by enable the Quick Power on Self Test option located in BIOS FEATURE SETUP
2) my 80GB is reconised correctly :
Maxtor xxxxxxx
but when i've booted windows XP in Safe Mode, PC reboots
it's the same when i boot in MS-DOS Command
Is it because i haven't made my partitions with this motherboard ?
Tomorrow, I will receive 2x Maxtor 40GB D740X ATA133, I will test partitioning and Windows/Mandrake installations on those
only two little problems:
1) ram is counted three times
I solved this by enable the Quick Power on Self Test option located in BIOS FEATURE SETUP
2) my 80GB is reconised correctly :
Maxtor xxxxxxx
but when i've booted windows XP in Safe Mode, PC reboots
it's the same when i boot in MS-DOS Command
Is it because i haven't made my partitions with this motherboard ?
Tomorrow, I will receive 2x Maxtor 40GB D740X ATA133, I will test partitioning and Windows/Mandrake installations on those