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Last Thursday I flashed my "Acorp" 6VIA81P comp with biosfile which I've got via email from a friend. I use biosfile version "B" (original with the mainboard's manufacturer), flashed BIOS with biosfile version "D" and... my system-win95 R2 crushed! At the screnn, after right detecting hdd&others, wa...

Ritchie: Of course, I had read Your post. I read Your advice careffully so I made BIOS HDD_settigs and described them in my previous letter. KachiWachi: All info about my hdd: MAXTOR D540X-4D 5400 RPM 4D040H2 40GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive HDA - 22A Made in Singapore: 13JUN2002 PCBA - 13A Cyl: 16383 ...

OK, resume: I have two (finally the six - small office network) comps. I have attached my hdd MAXTOR D540X-40 to another 6VIA81P (Acorp), I set AUTOdetect in BIOS and, after detecting hdd I noticed: SIZE: |40980M| CYL: 4982 HEAD: 255(!) PRECOMP: 0 LANDZ: 19617 SEC: 63 MODE:LBA Last evening I have sp...

Moderator:
I am very sorry, it is my fault to post new problem in the old thread...
Could You remove my post as a new topic or have I to send it again?
Tomasz, POLAND.

I need BIOS for: BIOS Date: 07/15/95 BIOS Type: American Megatrends BIOS ID: 61-1229-001252-00101111-071595-440BX-1440B000 OEM Sign-On: Mar.20 1999 Intel BX/ZX Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3 Superio: ITE 8671 rev 1 found at port 279h to support 40GB or bigger hdd... Tomasz, POLAND

Maybe I must flash BIOS chip with old (backup) bios file and new (patched) bios file and again, again, till effect..?
It sometimes gives help as I has read at different letter at this forum!

Tomasz, POLAND.

Maybe I must flash BIOS chip with old (backup) bios file and new (patched) bios file and again, again, till effect..?
It sometimes gives help as I has read at different letter at this forum!

Tomasz, POLAND.

No, I do not ever use Maxblast... String: 40980 4982 255 0 19617 63 LBA has appeared when comp with BIOS Award 08/23/1999-693-596-SMC-2A6LGX3JC-00 (Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG) from 08/23/99 recognized my hdd (Maxtor 40GB HD040H2). I still cannot recognize that hdd at ATC-5000. But... I have CD_insta...

ATC-5000 comp stopped when recognizing disks... In BIOS: PRI MASTER AUTO xx xxx .. AUTO or PRI MASTER - setting seen at another mainboard... Always comp stopped (hangs) after booting. When PRI MASTER None ----- ---- and booting from "Linux_install": hda: I/O ... cylinder limits 4092 xxx hda: error (...

I have ATC-5000 with patched BIOS 1.0 08 from wims.rainbow-software.org. I have tried to use hdd Maxtor HD040H2 without cylinder limit. Hdd have got prepared partitions (parted at different mainboard): 1. primary 10GB 2. primary 10GB (hiden) 3. Extended (unallocated) - I wanted to use that disk spac...

Yesterday I hot-swap flashed my "5V-1A" mainboard with a new BIOSchip AT29C010 succesfully! Only one, but important B-) hint: - A new BIOSchip must be 4-5 times pressed back&again into the BIOS socket before starting "hiot-flashing (when comp does not run, of course); new BIOSchips usually have got ...

Great! I have put a new fuse onto "F1" (the old, bad fuse) on the mainboard, checked with ohmometer and there is "a pass" throught the fuse. I used a 2,50A fuse (original on mainboard was 3A...), then I started my comp with this board - and it works! Tomasz, POLAND. P.S. Last saturday I've found in ...

I have found a small, green piece (a fuse, I think) signed "F1" on board, next to keyboard connector. I checked it with Volt/Amper/Ohmometer - looks like bad fuse! I will try to make a "bridge" over the fuse... If mainboard will not be able to work - I will use its BIOSchip (AT29C010(A)) for another...

Well, thank You, Rainbow!
Any kind of 128KB BIOSchip? Flashable, of course..?
Tomasz, POLAND.

I removed "AWARD" label and there are numbers on the BIOSchip: | MX 27C1000PC-70 | | M36522 | | C9613 VPP=12.5V | I set the jumper "JROM" to 12V, used AWDFLASH v.7.41, v.8.26, biosfile "J3-6.BIN" for flashing and... "Unknown Flash type" on screen! Flashing BIOS failed, of course... Next I will try w...