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BIOS Date: 09/14/99
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 09/14/1999-SiS-530-2A5IMG09C
OEM Sign-On: GA-5SMM REV.1.2d CQ
Chipset: SiS 530 rev 3
Superio: ITE 8661/SiS 6801 rev 6 found at port 279h
OS: Win98
CPU: AMD-K6 380 Mhz MAX: 450 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K

I am trying to find if there is a BIOS update for my system that will acommodate 80 GB hard drive. Thanks a lot for your advice!

[quote="dbazdar"]
BIOS ID: 09/14/1999-SiS-530-2A5IMG09C
OEM Sign-On: GA-5SMM REV.1.2d CQ
quote]

It's an OEM Gigabyte GA-5SMM board for Compaq.

[quote="KURIAKI"]
"It's an OEM Gigabyte GA-5SMM board for Compaq."

So, how important is the fact that this is the board for Compaq (by the way, yes, my PC is compaq presario)? Would it still be OK to download the latest version for GA-5SMM from Giga-byte web site and update my BIOS? Compaq does not offer any BIOS updates for this computer model. Please let me know...thank you!

You should use Compaq Bios - it's possible the gigabyte Bios work but it's also possible it does not work.

If your Flashrom is not soldered-in you may want to try the Ggabyte Bios but be prepared to know how to Recover a corrupted Bios and how to Hot-Flash a Bios.

This one known to work with the Gigabyte bios, there's field reports of that.
http://www.s87841630.onlinehome.us/mode ... -5smm.html

thanks everybody for your replies. I also contacted gigabyte tech support and they confirmed their bios update could and should be used here. So I did it, using their @bios program and everything was easy and worked great. My second 80 gb hard drive is up and running smooth. So much for compaq tech support...according to them, there's no bios update for this model. what a joke! once again, thanks for your help!

Good to know about it. Congratulations!