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15GB: Pavilion 8240
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 5:34 pm
by videobruce
I really don't want to use MaxBlast on this 532DX 15GB HDD.
It is a 430TX chipset and HP has no updates for this bios. Where could I get one that would work? I will be running 2k. The orginal drive is a 4GB Bigfoot with Win95 that will be a storage drive.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 7:02 pm
by soupy
You have version 4.06 dated 03/24/98 already?
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:25 pm
by videobruce
Yes, it was already on the system.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 9:29 pm
by soupy
Looks like it might be an Asus TX98-XV, an oem-only product, so no joy there...
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 1:50 am
by ajzchips
A BIOS of 3/1998 should at least support upto 32GB...
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 2:12 am
by Denniss
ajzchips wrote:A BIOS of 3/1998 should at least support upto 32GB...
You might not know with Phoenix Bios .....
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 5:56 am
by soupy
Yeah, according to the HP website, max is 4 or 8 MB depending on model.
I wonder if another Asus BIOS would work...
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 2:12 pm
by videobruce
Denniss wrote:ajzchips wrote:A BIOS of 3/1998 should at least support upto 32GB...
You might not know with Phoenix Bios .....
The key word here is "should"!
But it doesn't!
I did load Maxblast and it did work. I then did load 2k and got to the desktop ok, BUT (here it comes) I get a drive geometry error if I try to use Partition Magic and I also get a SMART error on bootup even with the SMART turned off in th bios!
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:28 pm
by soupy
Yeah, Partition Magic doesn't play nice with drive overlay software. Maxblast should have the ability to partition your drive, though. And you can always use an add-on EIDE controller card.
Also, if your drive is showing a SMART error, you're going to want to download manufacturer diagnostics and test it thoroughly. Might be failing.
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 7:55 pm
by videobruce
I ran the PowerMax on both drives and both passed certification!
The Maxtor is new, the Quantum 4GB is the one that came with the box. If I unplug the Quantum no error shows.
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 9:37 pm
by soupy
What happens if you put the HDDs on different IDE channels?
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:54 am
by videobruce
I did one better.
I disabled the primary slave in the bios and the error message is gone at bootup. Since I'm running 2k, the O/S sees both drives ok. So far so good........
Some incompatability between the Maxtor and the Quantum.
