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40GB: MSI MS-6117 (AMIBIOS Version)
Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 3:53 pm
by -Jk-
I noticed there are BIOS HD fixes for the MS-6117 mobo with Award BIOS. I tried them on my mobo but none of them worked properly.
The latest AMIBIOS version for this board (ver. 2.0) can be found here:
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/b ... 309&kind=1
scroll down on the page and you'll find it.
Thanks in advance
Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 11:55 pm
by Denniss
AMI bios is not patchable yet .
Try the very latest Bios and enter HDD parameters naually + activate LBA
The only other chance is crossflashing to Award Bios but you have to Clear CMOS and load Setup defaults in Bios after flashing .
Or get a PCI Add-In Controller card
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 12:03 am
by -Jk-
Denniss wrote:AMI bios is not patchable yet .
Try the very latest Bios and enter HDD parameters naually + activate LBA
The only other chance is crossflashing to Award Bios but you have to Clear CMOS and load Setup defaults in Bios after flashing .
Or get a PCI Add-In Controller card
Damn
Well i'll see what I can do. Thanks anyway
Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 10:36 am
by Denniss
What has been the problem with the Award Bios you tested ?
Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 11:48 am
by -Jk-
Denniss wrote:What has been the problem with the Award Bios you tested ?
Couldn't boot from the HD. It gave me a "no active partition found" error...
Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 1:51 pm
by Ritchie
A "No Active Partition found" error sounds to me like a software problem.
If you are using FDISK to manage your partitions, when you view the partitions on the drive (option 4) there should be a status "A" for active.
I cannot remember the option numbers, but FDISK includes in it's menus an option to set a partition active.
Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 2:49 pm
by -Jk-
Well I have no problems whatsoever with booting from the HD with AMI BIOS...
Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 8:54 am
by Ritchie
Have you got a spare drive of similar size that you could temporarily try in the system, that you could wipe all data off and repartition and reformat. Backup anything you need to keep first.
I'm suspecting the BIOS doesn't like something about the way your drive is partitioned and formatted. If you are intending to use the drive as a boot drive and you are transferring from another machine, it is usually better to backup your data from the drive, and reinstall Windows after repartitioning and reformatting anyway (using the machine that the drive is being transferred to).