Hello there, I recently got an extra 400GB HDD for a friends PC but it only formats to around 32GB.
I ran the AMIBIOS Motherboard Identification Utility and got the following results:
BIOS String info:
An AMIBIOS ID String Was Detected:
62-1001-001199-00101111-071595-V694V686
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| | | Chipset/BIOS Info
| | BIOS Build Date
| Manufacturer ID
BIOS ROM Information
AMIBIOS ROM Size: 256 KB
BIOS Build Date: Jul 15 1995
Motherboard Manufacturer Code Detected: 1199 - Giga Byte Co., Ltd.
Please Consults Giga Byte Co., Ltd. for support
AMIBIOS Build Tag: GA694006�
AMIBIOS Project ID: GA694006 Not listed in TAG.DAT file
For more information on upgrading your BIOS go to www.ami.com/bios.
SMBIOS info:
Manufacturer : Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd
Product Name : 6VXC7-4X
Version : 1.0
Serial Number: 00000000
Is there any way to get it to the 137GB mark and if so am i able to utilize the entire 400GB by partitioning?
help breaking 32gb barrier
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Please verify that you really have thios board installed in your PC. Gigabyte boards should be clearly marked with a model number, usually between the PCI slots.
also your HDD may be jumpered to 32GB, check the manufacturer documentation how to remove this clip and to see at least 128GB. All above is available with OS (W2K/XP with latest servicepacks, newer Windoze OS without problems as well as a somewhat recent Linux)
Please verify that you really have thios board installed in your PC. Gigabyte boards should be clearly marked with a model number, usually between the PCI slots.
also your HDD may be jumpered to 32GB, check the manufacturer documentation how to remove this clip and to see at least 128GB. All above is available with OS (W2K/XP with latest servicepacks, newer Windoze OS without problems as well as a somewhat recent Linux)
Thanks guys, stupid me setting to 32g limit without fully reading the documentation properly. I set the hard drive to slave due to it not booting and this seems to be the cause of my problems
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
Ive just fixed the jumper settings on the hard drive, it is detected in the bios but now the system drive is not detected. Any suggestions?
The only way i got the 2 drives going at once was to set to slave which capped me at 32GB
The only way i got the 2 drives going at once was to set to slave which capped me at 32GB
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- The New Guy
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It sounds to me like something is not jumpered properly.
Please verify both HDD jumper settings.
Thanks.
Please verify both HDD jumper settings.
Thanks.
CPU - DFI 586IPVG, K6-2/+ 450 (Cyrix MII 433), i430VX, 128MB EDO.
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).
BIOS patched by BiosMan (Jan Steunebrink).