80GB: 05/15/98-i440LX-P6LX-A-00

[pake]

Cant use my 80GB Seagate with ECS P6LX-A Rev. 1.1

Program: eSupport.com BIOS Detect v1.2 July 21, 2003
BIOS Date: 05/15/98
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 05/15/98-i440LX-P6LX-A-00
OEM Sign-On: P6LX-A Ver 3.2 05/15/1998
Chipset: Intel 440EX/LX rev 3
Superio: Winbond 877F (use 87h) rev 0 found at port 3F0h


Thanks

[ajzchips]

Patched. Check my signature...

[pake]

It didnt work.
The HDD did not appear in the bios setup.
And even worse, the W2k with old (2GB) HDD
did not start Windows. It hangs during bootup of W2k.
Even with old functioning bios-file. (Forever ?)
Please any suggestion ?

[ajzchips]

Did you clear CMOS?

[pake]

Yes I moved the battery.

I will try a new installation of W2k , with
a new ( old 6GB) HDD and see if it works.

[ajzchips]

If it hangs even with the original BIOS, as you've mentioned, then it has nothing to do with the patched BIOS.
There must be a BIOS option you've overlooked.

[pake]

Now with the 6.2GB HDD the installation of W2k is ok.
(Dont know why it hangs with the old installation.)
But still, I cant see the 80GB HDD in the bios setup.
Any adwise please.

[ajzchips]

Try to set the HDD parameters manually in BIOS.

[NickS]

Do you see (120GB HDD Support) on the memory test page?

[pake]

I will try set manually.

Dont know exactly what you mean by "see 120GB HDD Support".
But I see the bios version and the "120GB support" on the startup page.
So its the updated bios running.

Ill be back Sunday or Monday reporting the results.

[NickS]

I meant do you see (120GB HDD Support) on the screen after P6LX-A Ver 3.2 05/15/1998, and it appears that you do.

[Ritchie]

This may be a stupid question but are you remembering to run the HDD Auto Detection in the BIOS Setup when you change HDDs?

[pake]

It seemes that I cant adjust manually upp to more than 8.45GB.
(It doesnt recognize more than 255 heads)

Yes I see 120GB HDD Support.
And yes auto detection.

So the problem is still there. It cant see my 80 GB HDD.

Perhaps its impossible to get an update from 8.45 to max 120GB
with this patch ?

[Denniss]

Does your Bios detect nothing or does it hang at detecting ?
If it detects nothing please double-check your cables and Master/Slave/CS jumpers according to the jumper table printed onto the HDD.

[pake]

Now it WORKS.
It was (is) a bad connection(?) in the HDD mobile rack.
It occured during the tests.
Now I can see the hdd in start up and I can use the 80GB hdd.
So thanks for all the help.