80GB: 12/20/1999-693-686-2a6lgc3gc-00

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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jeroen
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Hello,
i recently spotted the AWARD 32GB bug in the above mainboard bios while trying to update my router with a 80GB IDE hdd. 32GB clipped mode works fine, 80GB hangs on detection.

get the latest bios here:
http://www.chaintech.dk/FILES/6xMB/6ATA2C04.EXE

would somebody be so kind to fix it for me?

some additional info

BIOS-Info, c't/Andreas Stiller, V. 1.5 10/00
Computer ID : FC, SubTyp: 01, BIOS-Level: 0
Rechnertyp : AT-3, Konfigurationsbyte $74
Maustreiber : Microsoft kompatibel, Version: 08.30
Maustyp : PS/2-Maus
Bus : ISA/PCI
Hauptspeicher : 640 KB, davon verfügbar : 640 KB
Extended Memory : 64512 KB
BIOS Datum : 12/04/00
PCI-BIOS gefunden : Version 02.10, 32-Bit-PCI-BIOS Revision:0
PCI-Busse : 2, Konfig-Mech.: 1, Special-Cycle-Mech.: 1
Award BIOS gefunden : Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Award ID-String : 12/04/2000-693-686-2A6LGC39C-00
Board/BIOS-Version : 12/04/2000
OEM : CHAINTECH
URL : http://www.chaintech.com.tw/bios/bios.htm
Chipset : 693-686 //VIA Apollo Pro Plus (692/596)
INT-13h BIOS Extension: ja, Version:1.x, Fknt 41..48 unterstützt
PnP (ACFG,ESCD,DMI) : PnP V1.0/ESCD, DMI V 2.2, SM V2.2, APM V1.2
ajzchips
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Your BIOS strings (message and post) don't coincide...

Anyway, our utility states "BIOS already supports HDDs over 32GB & 64GB - Nothing to do!"
jeroen
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Thanks for the quick response,

Your right my BIOS strings (message and post) don't coincide. I just flashed my bios with the newest update (12/04/2000). But after i tried my western digital 80GB hdd, the bios still didn't recognise the hdd. Do you know what the problem is?

number on the bios is 6ata2-f100A

I hope you wil be so kind the help me

Kind regards

Jeroen
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Not recognized at all or does the Bios hang ?

If there's any kind of 32/64GB BUG inside the Bios it shouold hang at detecting .
Make sure the Master/Slave jumper is set according to the manual/printing on HDD and the cable is OK !
Maybe the HDD is DOA ?
jeroen
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My hdd is set as master and at the ferst ide. When the ide's are chekcked at bios setup it takes about 2 min for the bios to find nothing. So i willn't call it a hangup.
But the problem remains unsolved. Chaintech tells my this motherboard is limited untill 32 GB hdd. But i can't beleive the limitation can't be ficked. Do you?
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With any of these BUGs inside the Bios it should hang at detecting the drive .
If it's a WD drive make sure it's set to Single-Master if there's no Slave behind .
Try Cable-Select/CS aswell
If possible check this drive on a second computer
jeroen
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I do have a WD drive and traied all the jumper settings. In the Single-Master the bios do not recognise, But in the CS and in the PM (?) the bios worked. I am a verry happy man.

Thank a lot.

Kind Regards

Jeroen
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