BIOS Updates forum

Hi!
I wanted to install a 120GB Deskstar (IBM/Hitachi), but Tekram stopped manufacturing Mainboards in 2001. The "latest" BIOS I got is from 2000. I flashed it and of course it only recognizes 32GB.
Details:

Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
TRM-P6BX-A BIOS V1.08
07/07/2000-I440BX-W83977-2A69KTGBC-00

Even with the IBM Diskmanager I only get 32GB, so that doesn't work either!
What else can I do???

ionaa

I've patched the BIOS for you. You'll find it at http://wims.rainbow-software.org/ajz/

Please report success/failure. Thanks.

hi! Thanks so much for the bios!
one more question/problem: as soon as I change to DOS the filename is no longer bxap108+.bin ... it looks like bxap10''1.bin.
Unfortunately I've been unable to type that sign '' in DOS so up to now I wasn't able to try it, although I desperately would want to (a beta-version by tekram ebxp108.bin I found at http://www.tekram.de/sections.php?op=vi ... e&artid=72 didn't change anything)!!!

So if I can do something, and decided I should but discovered I'm unable to - what comes next???

ionaa

Simply rename the .bin file to anything you want, like bios.bin for instance.

sure... what was I thinking. sorry for that!!!

ok, i flashed your BIOS and it works fine!!!
my only problem is, that my 120 GB HDD (which I use as Slave) still isn't recognized. You know I installed the IBM Diskmanager and it didn't work. Before I flashed the BIOS I used s0kill.exe to get rid of the diskmanager. But I have rests of Diskmanager on my Master HDD.

So now I have the old Diskmanager reducing my HDD to 32GB in DOS. I removed the diskmanager from the slave, so I cannot exit it via the space-key while booting and WIN2000 shows the HDD as working Hardware, but it doesn't appear in the windows explorer.



so I am as far as I was before: what can I do

ionaa

The diskmanager SHOULD have a utility to CLEAR ALL of itself. Keep trying.
Have you checked whether you've got the 32GB-limiting jumper set on the HDD?

allright allright allriiiiight!!! That BIOS sure does work!!!
As soon as I removed the diskmanager from my master drive I had all the 123GB!!!

Thanks so much for helping me out and for your patience!!! I wish I could help you with some computer problem, but that will probably never happen... since I'm a theology student (but if you ever have questions concerning god you know where to find my email... ).

best wishes!
ionaa

...a theology student would have written god as "God"...

oops!
you're right. but since english isn't my first language I am excused...

I am looking for this BIOS update now (yes.. in the year 2010)..

Do any of you still have it available?

Thanks!