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Program: Unicore BIOS Wizard Version 3.23
Program: eSupport.com BIOS Detect v1.2 July 21, 2003
BIOS Date: 02/16/96
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.50PG
BIOS ID: 02/17/96-i430FX-2A59CT4AC-00
OEM Sign-On: (2a59ct4a) PCI-590 COAST 256/512K PB CACHE PENTIUM SYSTEM
Chipset: Intel Triton 430FX rev 2
Superio: Winbond 787 (use 89h) rev 0 found at port 250h
OS: Microsoft Windows 98 SE Version: 4.10.2222 A

I have a old PC, it's Pentium-S 160Mhz. The bios was unable to detect HDD more than 8GB, but it will run just fine if I install a New 20GB HDD running as SLAVE, with a 1.2GB HDD as Master. The 20GB HDD was divided to 3 Partition with no partition more than 8GB. I also tried with a Maxtor 40GB HDD which was also divided to 2 partitioned, 20GB each.It run in win98, But some little windows problem raised and I give up. I plan to buy a new 60GB or 40GB HDD recently.. so just wanna get some advice and seeking for updates if available.. thanks

It's Taken PCI590 board. I have something like that - PCI590-2 - but it's dead
The latest BIOS is:
10/09/97-i430FX-2A59CT4AC-00
(2a59ct4a) PCI590 - TRITON FX PENTIUM 586 M/B
It should supports HDDs over 8,4GB - if it really does, it can be patched to work with HDDs up to 128GB.

Rainbow wrote:It's Taken PCI590 board. I have something like that - PCI590-2 - but it's dead

Rainbow wrote:It should supports HDDs over 8,4GB - if it really does, it can be patched to work with HDDs up to 128GB.

May I know where to get the BIOS and how to patch it... And how your TAKEN PCI590-2 Dead? after flashing the BIOS or ...?? Thanks a lot..

A copy which still says "Evaluation copy - not for sale" can be found through http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... 59CT4A.bin but needs patching for larger HDDs (>32GiB)....done. Look at the link in my signature shortly.

For your 20GB HDD try the one at the link above.

Check your CMOS HDD settings are set to "Auto"

The PCI590-2 came dead to me. The BIOS is OK, there must be a hardware failure.

Thanks a lot.. but i won try the bios for now.. I need to use my PC now.. I have to wait for a few week to beg around for $$.. if my board die.. then i can go for new PC... thanks...

btw .. I found that Maxtor have other solution for this problem.. they use a software called maxblast....

anyway.. thanks for helping me.. thank u very much...

IIRC, Maxtor also advise you should not use Maxblast with Windows 2000 or XP...I think Linux doesn't like it either.