Biostar M6TLG won't support 120GB

[grimcat]

Hi! I have a Biostar M6TLG, and I'm trying to get it to recognize my 120GB Seagate Barracuda. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

The BIOS ID is as follows, I think:
i440LX-2A69JB01C-00

There was also this right below the Award logo, but it didn't look like a BIOS ID:

TLG0604D

Again, any help would be awesome. Thanks!

[KURIAKI]

The BIOS ID is as follows, I think:
i440LX-2A69JB01C-00

There was also this right below the Award logo, but it didn't look like a BIOS ID:

TLG0604D

The correct BIOS string is:
06/03/1999-i440LX-2A69JB0IC-00
It's a Biostar M6TLG.
There are no BIOS updates for it.
Patched BIOS:
http://wims.rainbow-software.org/kuriak ... 8GB%29.zip

[grimcat]

That seems to have done it! At first, I noticed that it was still only registering as 32GB when I detected it in the BIOS; then I went into Standard CMOS Setup and, only the primary slave line, changed the mods from "LBA" to LARGE... and I think I changed the type from User to Auto. As soon as I did that, I was able to boot off the hard disk. I'm not sure why that is.

I tried looking up Biostar's manual for the board to see if I had to clear the CMOS memory, but I couldn't find anything about any jumpers on the board.

Thanks again for all your help!

[Ritchie]

Under an AWARD BIOS, when you run the HDD AutoDetection, you are presented with up to 3 options for the hard disks detected. The recommended option will have a Y next to it and will for most disks and in most cases be the LBA configuration.

I therefore always make a point of selecting the recommended option via the Y key rather than via the numeral choices, therefore by default optimising the disk BIOS configuration.

The other way I do things is if I want the drives to auto-detect during every POST boot, I set both the drive and mode setting under Standard CMOS setup for all drives to AUTO, which will also result in the optimal and recommended configuration.

Hope this helps you understand how to setup your drives correctly.