80gb 04/11/00-VP3-586B-W877-2A5LEPA9C-00

vercheckt · Sat Dec 20, 2003 11:24 pm

hi, i'm trying to connect a 80gb ExcelStor drive with a EPOX EP-51 MVP3E motherboard. think i need an other bios.
here the info of bios agent:

BIOS Date: 04/11/00
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 04/11/00-VP3-586B-W877-2A5LEPA9C-00
OEM Sign-On: 04/11/00 For Apollo VP3 AGP/PCIset
Chipset: VIA 82C597 rev 4
Superio: Winbond 877TF (use 87h) rev 0 found at port 3F0h
BIOS ROM In Socket: Unknown
BIOS ROM Size: Unknown
CPU Type: Unknown (but i know

=> amd-k6 3D processor )
CPU Speed: Unknown (but i know

=> 300 Mhrz)
CPU Max: Unknown
Memory Installed: 64mb
Memory Maximum: Unknown

thanks a lot for help

vercheckt · Sun Dec 21, 2003 12:17 pm

don't know if it's important, but i would like to install linux on it, if it works.

Sun Dec 21, 2003 4:25 pm

Does it hang while detecting your HDD or does it only show 32GB ?

vercheckt · Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:17 pm

after bios has detected this stuff:

amd-k6-2/300 cpu found
memory test: 65536 ok
Award Plug and play bios extension v1.0A
detecting ide primary master: ExcelStor Technology J680
detecting ide primary slave: none
.
.
.

it hangs with this screen(other layout,think it doesn't matter):

Award Software, Inc.
System Configurations

CPU Type: AMD-K6-2
Co-Processor: Installed
CPU Clock: 300
Base Memory:
Extended Memory:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diskette Drive A: 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Diskette Drive B: None
Pri. Master Disk: LBA, UDMA 2
Pri. Slave Disk:
Sec. Master Disk:
Sec. Slave Disk:
Display Type:
Serial Port(s):
Parallel Port(s):
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DRAM Cacheable Range:

the EcelStore 80Gb drive is new, i tryed to install Linux with a bootdisk inserted, which does work (i've tested it on an other computer), but it doesn't work.

i already flashed my bios with a new one taken from epox, but it only provides drives to 15gb, i think. so there could be the only reason i can think of.

hope this information is detailed enough and s.o. can help
(you can also call me via icq, it is always online #144043836)

Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:36 pm

64GB bug still present. untested version here:

(Epox EP-51 MVP3).zip
http://wims.rainbow-software.org/edwin/

please post results.

vercheckt · Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:16 pm

it works! your service is really cool!!!!!

thanks a lot and cya