Maxtor 80 GB with AM BIOS v4.51PG

BIOS update, EIDE card, or overlay software? (FAQ Hard disk recognition)
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exsicca
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Goodday

My BIOS says there's only 32 GB instead of 80 GB on my new Maxtor drive. I don't know so much about his stuff so I read the FAQ. Since flashing is risky I am content to use 'overlay software'. My question is: where can I download this software??

Thanks for any replies.

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From the HDD manufacturer.

What's your bios id?
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My bios id is 2A69KA1EC-HN
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2A69KA1EC-xx = Abit BH6 (xx is version of the BIOS)


This one should support >32GB:

http://www.abit-nl.com/bios_update_abit_bh6.htm
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exsicca
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I was able to fix the problem with software from the manufacturer. I have now a harddisk with one partition of 74,5 GB.

Thanks for all help

:)
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