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75GB Hard Disk with Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 9:16 pm
by schlicky
Hey guys - I thought I would post here as you seem to have fixed a problem another user, with a similar Award BIOS and a 40GB Drive.
I have the same problem, but with an IBM 75GB Deskstar drive. I just don't recognise it.
Details :
BIOS Date: 03/15/99
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 03/15/99-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KB3EC-00
BIOS Eval: PENTIUM II/III AGP/PCI/ISA SYSTEM BIOS VER:2.03 (#20540)
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 3
Superio: Winbond 977TF rev 0 found at port 3F0h
Any help would be appreciated greatly... I'm checking all available sites !
Schlicky
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 9:22 pm
by soupy
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 9:52 pm
by Rainbow
True, it's BCM QS440BX with 2mbit (256KB) BIOS chip. The latest BIOS is "06/15/00-i440BX-W977TF-2A69KB3EC-00" and I uploaded it at
http://rainbow.host.sk/myfiles/BCM%20QS ... bx-209.zip. BCM site
http://www.bcmcom.com appears to be down again.
Thanks... but !
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 10:37 pm
by schlicky
Thanks guys - the bios flashed without any problems !
It now boots up with the Drive attached, but the Automatic HDD detection still can't find it... Yet, Windows ME finds something... Doesn't seem to handle the full 75Gig, but ME might see it a little better if I partition it.
Alternatively, I can use IBM's (My Employer !) Diskmanager 2000, as it seems to be a 33.8GB clipping limit of the Bios and DM will get around it.
Any ideas ?
Cheers
Schlicky
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2002 4:03 am
by a_user
I think you have hit the wall with the bios... I would look at a EIDE card first. Check
www.pricewatch.com.
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2002 11:29 am
by Rainbow
F**K!!!! BCM site looks now really gone - Playboy instead!
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2002 2:01 pm
by ajzchips
The BIOS Rainbow linked is indeed the latest:
http://web.archive.org/web/200108021407 ... S440BX.htm
...although I indeed enjoyed browsing the "new" site...
Thanks, Rainbow
Many thanks !
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2002 7:24 pm
by schlicky
Thanks to everyone for all your help ! I have the Hard Disk running at a clipped 33.8MB instead of the full 75GB (Better than nothing !).
I belive I can only run it at this level due to the BCM motherboard not supporting ATA-82.
Any comments ?
Schlicky
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2002 8:54 pm
by Rainbow
It's because of a bug in the BIOS. Download the latest one (from my link) and flash it.
Already Have
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2002 9:54 pm
by schlicky
Hey there Rainbow...
...I've already flashed the BIOS with the file I downloaded from your link.
Should I re-flash ?
Schlicky
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2002 11:22 am
by Rainbow
If you see the new date during POST, you have installed the new BIOS correctly. Does it still hang at HDD detection?
QS440BX or QS440BXP
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 10:28 am
by schlicky
Guys - I see the BCM site is now backup, but I'm a little confused. They are list a QS440BXP motherboard with a revision 4 bios update. Is this the same as my QS440BX ? and can I use this update ?
Thanks
Schlicky
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:25 pm
by a_user
I would say no.... The BXP shows bios version 4 andit is the release level version. The BX version (
http://www.bcmcom.com/tech/QS440bx/qs440bxbios.asp) shows 2.10 is current and the the 32 meg problem was fixed in 2.6.1. Try an email to BCM tech support... they might even answer.
