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If you put in a SCSI controller card that can handle this disk I don't see why not. The board as such has no onboard SCSI, so you need a seperate add-in card.

Beware, that Micropolis is probably VERY noisy.

Taken offline since it was interfering with the rest of the website. More to follow.

You are absolutely right. Conversion table: http://america.hongfaith.com/Support/biosupdate.htm GMB-486SG/PKM-0038S GMB-486SPS/PKM-0033S GMB-P54SPS/PAM0035S GMB-P54IPS V0/PAM-0054i E0 GMB-P54IPS V1/PAM-0054i E1 GMB-P54SPV / PAM-0036S GMB-P55IPS/PAM-0055I GMB-P56IPS V0/PAM-0056I E0 GMB-P56IPS V1/PAM-...

PB600 is a valid model number

http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/600.htm[/url]

DFI P2XBL but not sure which revision. Check what it says on the board.

The string in the bottom left corner shown at startup. Something like 03/03/00-i440ZX-P2-99

Please reply with the complete string.

This could be a MSI (Microstar) board. Please check the top surface for any printed markings.

What is your current bios string?

I fear that is the last version they released before they went under

Starting with the AN430TX and the LT430TX, all Intel motherboards have the type number printed on them. Clearly visible. An alterntive would be to post the AAxxxxxx-xxx number along with the IXXXxxxxxxxx serial number on the stickers. If you can't find those, it's not an Intel board, just a motherbo...

Tried setting the CPU to 180MHz or 150MHz?

some boards get new bioses every week at the moment. It sounds like your bios still doesn't know what to do with an XP1900. Check if there is a newer bios available.

Available in real life too:
http://members.tripod.com/~dainesn/th99/m/txt/35091.txt

http://www.eckert.rwth-aachen.de/manual ... /35091.txt

Even Ray's page doesn't have info on harddisk size for the PB680 board, he is considered THE standard:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... pb680.html

128MB max (4 pieces of 32MB): http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/680.htm BIOS update + instructions: http://www.pbnec.nl/support/itemnr/REFBIOS00240700.html memory prices for 32MB SIMMs: http://www.pricewatch.com/1/33/4590-1.htm harddisk drive size suported: funny, this one was never asked before. Th...