40/80GB : 11/19/97-i440LX-SMC67x-2A69JSWAC-00

FrenchUser · Mon May 05, 2003 10:52 pm

Hello

First sorry for my poor english, but i'm french

Then i can go on

I would like to use my maxtor 40Go on an old Motherboard : an S&D P6ALXA
here are the infos that i've on this board

BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 11/19/97-i440LX-SMC67x-2A69JSWAC-00
BIOS Eval: P6ALXA Ver:C
Chipset: Intel 440LX

Bios of my board :
Dead link
I can send it by mail

i think you will want it if you want help me

I know my board isn't famous, but ....

help me

thanks

PS : if you can unlock the bios for a 80go hard drive, it may be interessant too

FrenchUser · Mon May 05, 2003 10:55 pm

i've made a mistake

i haven't explained the probleme with the hard drive :
when it is pluged on the board, the bios freezes on disk detection

I've read that it's the limit of 32GB of the Award bios

Tue May 06, 2003 11:52 am

Hi FrenchUser
I can't link directly to the BIOS, and using http://membres.lycos.fr/razorbak83/ the buttons do not work to take me any further.
Can you please zip and email it ?

FrenchUser · Tue May 06, 2003 5:01 pm

i will send you the file

thanks

and sorry for yhe bad link, my account seems not work well

Tue May 06, 2003 9:22 pm

It isn't an account problem. Many FWS providers disable hotlinking.

FrenchUser · Tue May 06, 2003 9:58 pm

ajzchips wrote:It isn't an account problem. Many FWS providers disable hotlinking.

yes i find this realy sad

any idea for my probleme ?

edit:

i've found the problem: my host had delete my bios file

i think it's to prevent hosting of warez on accounts

but origin.bin who makes 128ko can't bee an iso

FrenchUser · Wed May 07, 2003 11:58 pm

i'am asking me a question : what appens if i use a bios who isn't designed for my board ?
will I be able to boot anyway ? or can I kill my board

Thu May 08, 2003 12:07 am

Not recommended if you don't have a way to fix it if it fails (hot-flash or external programmer). Almost always, if the BIOS boots, you'll then need to modify it to match exactly your board - e.g. the PCI device numbers must match, otherwise IRQs will not be properly assigned to PCI devices.

FrenchUser · Thu May 08, 2003 12:13 am

okay

can I send you my Bios file in order to you mod it ?

I haven't news from nicks

Thu May 08, 2003 2:53 pm

I haven't received your BIOS file yet - can't do much without it!!

FrenchUser · Thu May 08, 2003 10:10 pm

NickS wrote:I haven't received your BIOS file yet - can't do much without it!!

sorry

I've resend it

thanks

Fri May 09, 2003 1:39 pm

BIOS patched (using bp) and sent.

FrenchUser · Fri May 09, 2003 8:06 pm

many thanks

I will test it in a few hours

a new time, very big thanks

FrenchUser · Fri May 09, 2003 10:06 pm

i've flashed with the moded bios file

it is booting !!!!

i wil test with my bigger hard drive :

Maxtor DiamondMax9 80GB ATA133

FrenchUser · Fri May 09, 2003 10:46 pm

Well, i've tested, it seems to work

only two little problems:

1) ram is counted three times

I solved this by enable the Quick Power on Self Test option located in BIOS FEATURE SETUP

2) my 80GB is reconised correctly :
Maxtor xxxxxxx
but when i've booted windows XP in Safe Mode, PC reboots

it's the same when i boot in MS-DOS Command

Is it because i haven't made my partitions with this motherboard ?

Tomorrow, I will receive 2x Maxtor 40GB D740X ATA133, I will test partitioning and Windows/Mandrake installations on those