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100gb: 04/01/1999-BX-W977EF-MS7192S

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 10:35 pm
by NathanTrN
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 04/01/1999-BX-W977EF-MS7192S
BIOS Eval: BIOS release Ver 1.02 04/01/1999


It is the Matsonic MS7192S. Web site at www.matsonic.com


I tried to install the Western Digital 100gb. The system didn't detect the HD at all and it just stall. Nothing else show up after "Detecting Primary Slave" I have a master drive and would like to install this drive as a slave. Jumper settings are correct.

I downloaded a updated bios from matsonic website. But when I try to install it, it said the file's part number is invalid for my hardware. I'm clueless now. Please help. Thanks.

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 10:46 pm
by NathanTrN
Also, I tried the patch

Matsonic MS7192S
06/02/1999-BX-W977EF-MS7192S-00
MS7192S
07/22/1999
128 GB

by Rainbow at http://wims.rainbow-software.org

still show an incorrect file's part number.

Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 11:05 pm
by Rainbow
Download UniFlash from my page and run it to check your Flash ROM type. Maybe you have a 128KB one. If you have 256KB, the BIOS should be OK and you can flash it using UniFlash (including bootblock).

Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 12:16 pm
by NathanTrN
I used uniflash, but the option for flashing the bios is disabled. It can't detect my flash type. It said N/A(is it write protected?) How do I know if it is write protected or it is not able to be flashed at all? According to the spec on this board, I have a 2mb flash pnp bios.


when I used award flash, this message always come up.

"The program file's part number does not match with your system"

I read the FAQ and try "Awdflash 2Axxxxxx.BIN /Py" but the same message come up. I also did /QI. That didn't work either.

The Specs on MS7192S At Active-Hardware

Processor
Slot 1 / Socket 370 two in one:
Supports Pentium¨ II (!!!) / Celeron¨ 233/266/300/333/350/400/500 MHz

Chipset
VIAl¨ Apollor Pro AGP Chipset
PnP Ultra I/O ITE- ITE-8671F-A

CACHE
None (Embedded in CPU Card)

Bus Architecture
1X 32bit AGP
4x 32bit PCI
2x 16bit ISA

MEMORY
Three 168-pin DIMM sockets with 3.3V EDO / SDRAM / ECC up to 768MB

SYSTEM BIOS
2MB flash PnP BIOS
Award System BIOS(V4.51PG)
supports Plug and Play 1.0A, APM 1.2, Multi Boot,ACPI,DMI

I/O INTERFACE
Supports Plug and Play I/O function
One - EPP/ECP mode parallel port
Two - 16550 high-speed serial I/O ports
Supports 360K~2.88M Byte, 3 Mode FDDs or LS120.
Dual PCI IDE interfaces - supports four IDE devices (PIO mode 4, DMA Mode 2, Ultra DMA 33)
Double Stack Back Panel I/O
PS/2 Mini-Din Mouse & Keyboard Ports
Two USB Ports
Two D-Sub 9-pin male serial Ports
One D-Sub 25-pin female printer port
Audio Line-Out, Line-In and MIC-in Jacks
One D-Sub 15-pin Female Game/Midi Port

Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 1:22 pm
by Rainbow
Peel off the Award sticker from the BIOS chip and see what's printed on it.

Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 6:49 am
by NathanTrN
ASD AE29F2008-12
9906

Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 10:12 am
by Rainbow
It's a Winbond W29C020 compatible chip - 256KB, so it should be OK. Have you tried awdflash 7.xx?

Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 5:21 pm
by NathanTrN
No, I haven't try v 7.xx

what I have is Awardflash v8.22A

Everything looks ok. Downloaded the bios update from matsonic website itself. but couldn't get it to flash. Is it write protected? How can I find out? How can I disable it?


here is the complete detail from biosagent

Program: Unicore BIOS Wizard Version 2.01
Program: eSupport.com Chip Detect v0.80 2003.02.20
BIOS Date: 04/01/99
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 04/01/1999-BX-W977EF-MS7192S
BIOS Eval: BIOS release Ver 1.02 04/01/1999
Chipset: VIA 82C691 rev 2
Superio: Winbond 977EF rev 1 found at port 3F0h

Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 5:35 pm
by Rainbow
Newer Awdflash versions often do not work on older boards (why? because it's crap :lol: ). Use v7.xx.

Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 6:46 pm
by NathanTrN
tried all versions of 7

nothing works.

Error Messages:

"The program file's part number does not match with your system"

"Unknown Flash Type"

Thanks

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:46 pm
by G5_Canuck
Thanks Rainbow, i had the same problems as Nathan, and the UniFlash utility did the trick :)