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40GB: 04/30/98-537+UMC8670F-2A5LDH09C-00
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 1:56 pm
by Perdu
hello
i'd like to install a 40Gb drive on this PcShips M573 card
Thanks for helping...
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 2:29 pm
by NickS
Check the link in my sig for a file in brackets. This is untested - try at your own risk. You may need to change the UDMA mode of your HDD using the manufacturer utility.
found a file, seems to work but Win2k install hangs...
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 2:31 pm
by Perdu
Found this link in another forum
http://wims.rainbow-software.org/nicks/
i used the file found there and drive is now detected but trying to install Win2k hangs at the first graphic part of the install (first splash, no num lock, no mouse...)
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 3:10 pm
by ajzchips
Might be a RAM problem....
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 1:02 pm
by NickS
Did you change the UDMA mode as suggested ?
conflict I/O Port 278
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2003 12:07 pm
by Perdu
gonna try to change the DMA but to what should i set it ???
RAM is EDO, 80Mb, never had any problem with it.
i got a 128 sDRAM but if i replace edo by sdram, it only detect it as 32Mb Ram...
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:14 pm
by Denniss
Are you sure you have a M573 ?
> Your ID belongs to a M537DMA33 - different I/O chip and no Sound/no 2.2V setting
To get 128MB SDRAM you need an 8-chip or 16 chip stick of SDRAM - I had a M537DMA with 256MB SDRAM on a 16-chip stick
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:27 pm
by NickS
After you've sorted out whether it's an M573 or an M573DMA, if you still plan to change the UDMA mode set it to UDMA 33.
installed wrong bios... error in W2K text part install
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 10:01 am
by Perdu
I put the 537 bios, it works better as i can have access to my floppy again but when install W2k
Error Line 1 of inf file is incorrect
Just after when you have to press F6 if you want to add drivers.
I tried using W2KServer, Advanced Server, Patched SP1, SP2
No change.
With old bios i could pass the text part and was stopped during the graphical based setup...
Anyone got an idea ?
Because else that i think i am gonna try to install linux or lindows on this machine...
Anyway thanks for the help already given !
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 11:14 am
by edwin
still sounds like RAM problem...
changed RAM to a 128 SDRAM module, no change
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2003 1:42 pm
by Perdu
May be because i use a K6200 only ???
i checked google, the error message doesn't give anything
'Line 1 inf file is invalid'
Tried to install REdHat 9.0 and... faild
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 12:09 am
by Perdu
Red Hat 9 failed when decompressing disk image (?)
after line Image found at block 0
in Mandrake 7 i got a kernel panic...
Lindows 2.0 Setup failed also...
So i guess i am in trouble...
As i had less problems using previous bios (but hd not detected) maybe should it be better if i get my old bios patched as it seems the ones i found don't work the way i want on my motherboard ...
I can send it by mail if required
I changed memory, no card except video present on the board... so... if someone has an idea...
Else i will have to work under DOS 6.22... back to the ages...
Bye
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 7:25 am
by edwin
One last thing to try: a pentium CPU, I've got win2k installed on a P1-166MMX and running with 128MB.
problem may be reated to new bios version...
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:13 pm
by Perdu
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 10:56 pm
by Denniss
One thing to try : Reduce the memory timings in Bios- if I remember correct the patched M537DMA Bios uses some kind of aggressive memory timings
