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oky thanks a lot

then no way to use more the 128mb on my 512MB

and if i only use one or two slot ?

1GB E
512MB S

what does this mean ? E and S

It supports 128MBit memory density 256MB : double sided stick with 16 memory chips and 16x8 internal organisation 128MB : single sided stick with 8 chips and 16x8 or double sided with 16 chips my 512MB is double sided with many chips, but i don't know how many ... :lol: i will count the number of c...

soupy wrote:The 512MB chip will never be fully recognized. The LX chipset, IIRC, support a max 64 Mbit memory density.

oky but if i can use 256mb instead of 128mb ...

BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG BIOS ID: 11/19/97-i440LX-SMC67x-2A69JSWAC-00 BIOS Eval: P6ALXA Ver:C Chipset: Intel 440LX hello, i've got a 512MB memory but , it 's only recognised as a 128mb on the board :cry: i've seen in the manual that the max total memory is 512mb and only 128mb by slot.....

no more problems ;) i've installed Mandrake 9 and windows 98 on a Maxtor ATA100 60go and today i'm testing with a Maxtor DiamondMax 8 ATA133 40 go it seems OK :wink: you can add this bios to your list of succesfully moded bios thank you very much ;) old and latest hardwares are not a problem with Ni...

well

how can I do this ?

I've found utilities for downgrading ATA100 drives to ATA33, but nothing about UDMA5, and nothing for ATA133 drives

I can also disable UDMA in the bios, then i will see thaht with the drive who must work on ths motherboard

thanks

Well, i've tested, it seems to work :o only two little problems: 1) ram is counted three times 8O I solved this by enable the Quick Power on Self Test option located in BIOS FEATURE SETUP :wink: 2) my 80GB is reconised correctly : Maxtor xxxxxxx but when i've booted windows XP in Safe Mode, PC reboo...

i've flashed with the moded bios file

it is booting !!!!

i wil test with my bigger hard drive :

Maxtor DiamondMax9 80GB ATA133

many thanks

I will test it in a few hours

a new time, very big thanks

NickS wrote:I haven't received your BIOS file yet - can't do much without it!!

sorry
I've resend it

thanks

okay
can I send you my Bios file in order to you mod it ?

I haven't news from nicks

i'am asking me a question : what appens if i use a bios who isn't designed for my board ?
will I be able to boot anyway ? or can I kill my board