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80GB: 12/12/1998-Intel 440BX AGPset (ASUS P2B AGB Mainboard)
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:42 pm
by fr3n2y
Hi,
I bought a 80GB harddisk 2 years ago (now it died) and I'm looking for buying a new one, my problem was that my motherboard didn't recognized it and I wan't a 200GB HD now...
With the 80GB hd I had to put the jumper to limit his capacity to 32GB.
Anyone knows how I can do to use the 200GB? or what's the limit?
I use always linux.
Thank you!!!
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:57 pm
by ajzchips
120GB is the limit for a BX chipset. Buy an add-on IDE controller card.
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:23 pm
by fr3n2y
but, how about my old 80GB HD?? why didn't work?
And about a new IDE controller, I supose you are refering to a PCI card, with this card I can attach a 200 GB HD? and in total, how many IDE devices can I attach? 4 in the mainboard and 2? 4? in the PCI-IDE controller?
Very much thanks!!!
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:46 pm
by Rainbow
fr3n2y wrote:but, how about my old 80GB HD?? why didn't work?
Because you have very old BIOS.
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:57 pm
by fr3n2y
ok, old BIOS... but I have the lastest from ASUS for my motherboard... can I install another that works and will be newer?
and how about questions referred to IDE controller?
Thanks to everybody and sorry my poor english
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:07 am
by Rainbow
IIRC, the latest Asus P2B BIOS was released in 2003. I have this board and it works fine with Samsung 120GB drive.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:24 am
by ajzchips
IDE controllers usually come with 2 IDE ports, so 4 devices.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:49 am
by fr3n2y
it means I could have 8 devices in total, isn't it?
and I can attach without problems a 200 GB HD to the pci card IDE-controller, can't I?
Finally, the lastest BIOS I found is here:
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download ... B&Type=All
Where did you download that BIOS, Rainbow?
Thanks again
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:25 am
by Denniss
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:17 am
by fr3n2y
Thanks Denniss,
I have P2B 440BX not i440BX, it's important? and it haven't got hardware monitor... may be it doesn't matter but I didn't want break my mainboard.
Sorry if I said something stupid
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:46 am
by fr3n2y
ok, I answer myself. i440BX it's the same that intel 440BX.
and I look files in the ftp and are the same that are in web:
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1012NH.ZIP P2B (without Hardwaremonitor) ACPI BIOS 1012 final (=1012 beta 03)
1014NH03.ZIP P2B (without Hardwaremonitor) ACPI BIOS 1014 beta 03
INDEX.TXT INDEX
FINAL = beta Status
- = 1014.003
1012 = 1012.003
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I have the 1012 version because I didn't want put a beta, but the two versions are from 2002, the beta from august and the another from april. Maybe I have to put the beta version?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:10 pm
by Denniss
You have to use the Beta - this Beta is working fine. I've not heard any complains about this Bios.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:24 pm
by fr3n2y
Ok!! thanks to everybody for your help!!! That was the point, the beta version of the bios.