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get the bios get awdflash 7.xx (or get another version elsewhere) create a bootable disk modify the autoexec.bat on the disk to something like this: awdflash.exe name_of_the_downloaded_bios.bin /cc /cd /cp /r /py put the disk into the drive and push the button wait for the pc to read the drive...wai...

The Biostar M5ATC incorporates an ALi Aladdin IV chipset. Besides the usual stuff (DIMM, UDMA/33 IDE, USB1.1, etc.) it supports async clocks for the CPU/PCI bus, so you're able so use a 75/83.3MHz FSB without overclocking the PCI bus. The board features (most probably) a switching regulator so runni...

wrote an email to jan a few days ago. though no reply yet. patched the GA-586ATV bios with BiosPatcher already, seems to work :) cpu gets recognized correctly. no info on the write allocation bits yet. maybe i'll check later. and yes...the P5VX-Be supports and recognizes the K6-2. the correct MHz nu...

4M BIOS

there you go..simply mirrored the original bios.

Hello! Lately i've been messing around with some old socket7 stuff. This time i got my hands on a Gigabyte GA-586ATV and an ECS P5VX-Be 2.0, flashed the patched BIOS, modded the voltage regulators for 2.2v, replaced some caps and installed AMD K6-2 400. Both machines work fine, except for the speed ...

Okay, after doing some extended reading i guess there's no easy way to come around the BIOS autodetection limitation. As far as i can get it the BIOS supports HDDs upto 64GB but the autodection mechanism does not go over 8.4GB (C/H/S 16383/16/63). Looks like the BIOS doesn't use the Extended INT13 t...

Okay, this is what i've found out so far: BIOS Autodetection will detect 8.4GB if the drive is larger than 8.4GB (in all modes LBA,Normal,Large). If the drive is smaller it will be detected with its correct size. By setting CHS values by hand, it's possible to overcome the 8.4GB autodetection barrie...

Hi! I recently bought a bunch of old S7 boards..including a PcPartner S7 i430FX board. Funny thing about this is: PcPartner site (http://www.pcpartner.com/support/bios/i430.htm#fx) says: it's a MB500N (checked the manuals for pictures, my board has 35-8212-33 silkscreened on it). BIOS available on t...

BIOS flashed and works 100%, at least with 40GB IBM HDD, larger HDDs untested. Thank you for your help!

flashing successful. but bios crashes on hdd detection or entering the standard options menu writing some garbage on the left side of the screen :(

Hello,
i recently spotted the AWARD 32GB bug in the above mainboard bios while trying to update my router with a 40GB IDE hdd. 32GB clipped mode works fine, 40GB hangs on detection.

get the latest bios here:
http://www.chaintech.de/BIOS/686/6ESV0412.EXE

would somebody be so kind to fix it for me?

hope to see your patched-bios site updated soon. wonder why nobody collects all patched bios files. okay,some of them might be not tested, but, hey, who cares anyways? flashing a modified bios is always some kind of risk (as flashing UNpatched bios is,too) but i think who does knows what he's doing....

received mail...yes, flashed..and WORX :)

60GB maxtor detected without any problems, no hangs on detection, correct size displayed.

very good work, thank you!

Award 32GB bug i suppose ;)
Board is a Gigabyte GA-586 AT/E btw.
Bios is latest available (2.31)

thx in advance for your help :))