Hello Peter, You can also check:
http://www.wimsbios.com/ for bios upgrades. Kind regards, Elb > -----Original Message----- > From: Uwe Zimmermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: maandag 9 september 2002 9:28 > To: Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L > Subject: Re: Configuring a PC hard disk > > > you most probably have to either update your BIOS or run the > disk as a 2GByte disk. Older BIOSes are not able to address > harddisks larger than 2GByte and trying to circumvent this by > manually entering the C/H/S values is asking for trouble.... > > In almost all cases you will find a newer BIOS on the > homepage of the manufacturer of your motherboard. If you > don't know the manufacturer you can also identify the > motherboard by means of the FCC-Id or by the BIOS ID string > when booting the machine. > > Uwe. > > > Peter Vogel wrote: > > > > Sorry this is a bit off topic, but I think someone out there could > > save me a lot of grey hair. > > > > I'm trying to configure the BIOS (Award) after installing a > new hard > > disk after one died, and have this problem. It is a 4.3GB > drive, and > > the BIOS incorrectly auto-detects it as 2GB. If I set the BIOS for > > "User" type and enter the parameters from the drive, the > correct size > > comes up when I do fdisk and format, but then scandisk says > the last > > cluster is unreadable probably because the drive is not set > to LBA. > > However, when I select LBA in the BIOS, it does not allow > me to enter > > my own drive parameters. > > > > Any advice? > > -- > > Author: Peter Vogel > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Author: Uwe Zimmermann > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') > and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may also send the HELP command for other > information (like subscribing). > -- Author: Elbert Smit INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
