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40GB: ADE Model SD-P5VD
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:16 pm
by Tweety69
Hiya guys .... ive just bought a 60 Gig Maxtor Hard disc. i have an old computer , bout 6yrs. The guy told me that it might not recongnise the full 60 Gig , so i was thinking yeah bout 40 Gig .... thats ok .... i installed it and to my surprise i can only get it to read a HUGE 8 Gig .... My motherboards name is a .... ADE Model SD-P5VD .... i cannot find any bios update thingys ..... ( if that will fix the problem ) ..... Please help if not with the update .... Will it fix it if i eventually find it ????
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 9:42 pm
by Rainbow
SD-P5VD = SP-586VD. What's your BIOS ID string?
There's a BETA BIOS:
09/30/97-i430VX-2A59GSMEC-00
(2a59gsme) EVALUATION ROM - NOT FOR SALE
Maybe it matches your ID string. If it works with HDDs over 8.4GB, it should be patchable to support up to 128GB.
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:16 pm
by edwin
that beta can be patched.
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:17 am
by Tweety69
what is a Bios Id String ... sorry all new to me ??
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 1:29 pm
by NickS
From Rainbow's BIOS example:
BIOS ID string: 09/30/97-i430VX-2A59GSMEC-00
BIOS message: (2a59gsme) EVALUATION ROM - NOT FOR SALE
