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32GB+: 03/12/97 - i430VX -Ali5123 - 2A59GA1EC - 2R
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 9:29 am
by racephotos
Really impressed by the help given on this forum. Hopefully I will find my answer here after a lot of searching.
Bios: 2A59GA1EC
Bios Date: 03/12/97
Bios Signon: 03/12/97 - i430VX -Ali5123 - 2A59GA1EC - 2R
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v 4.51 PG
Chipset: Intel Trito 430VX rev 2
OEM Signon: GREENPCI/ISA SYSTEM
Maximum hard drive regonised at present is 504 MB.
Thank you in anticipation.
Bryan.
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 11:46 am
by NickS
Abit IT5V (AR5) according to plasma-online.de
BIOS at
Abit AR5 BIOS page
Looks like your current BIOS is ITV52r.
Re: Flash update needed for Award Bios -2A59GA1EC
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 1:44 pm
by Rainbow
racephotos wrote:Maximum hard drive regonised at present is 504 MB.
Impossible. Must be at least 8.4GB. Make sure that you have set the translation type to LBA in Standard CMOS setup.
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 3:10 pm
by NickS
Latest IT5V/AR5 Bios version (CP) patched and sent. Rainbow's patcher says 2R did not support 32GB.
Thanks to you both.
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 2:24 am
by racephotos
Fabulous. My friend's computer is now up and running like a Rolls Royce.
It now recognises the larger hard drive.
Thanks to you both for taking the time to reply to my posting.
That said I owe you both a big, big apology. I am on a very steep learning curve at the moment. I have spent days trying to get the computer to recognise a hard drive of 8.5 GB. [Previously my friend had a 1.5GB]. It would only recognise 504 MB.
Rainbow, you were right. I did not fully realise what LBA was in the BIOS. I knew it was there, Normal,Large and LBA. I had it set at Normal.
Nick, what do I say. Please accept my sincere apologies for wasting your time. I have learned a lot from this experience.
I am indebted to you both.
Bryan.
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 10:33 am
by NickS
No problem - but you didn't use the patched BIOS ?
