Hi jassenna,
> Please excuse me if I underestimate your knowledge.
Don't worry about that. I'm just a user, so I'm not required to
have extensive technical knowledge :-)
> Are you sure the BIOS of your computers supports LBA
> with the cluster size you choose? Some older machines
> (e.g. this) require an specific cluster size in order to
> use LBA.
I do not know. Please tell me how to find out, otherwise I may
send wrong information to this list.
Below is, for example, the NSSI report for the BIOS of one of my
portables. However, it does not mention the words cluster size or
LBA.
Regards,
Marcos
Navrátil Software System Information
Version 0.60.32
Report File
Thursday, 2010-09-23 09:36
BIOS Type Compaq
BIOS Manufacturer Compaq Computer Corporation
BIOS Date 12/05/99
BIOS Version 1.1
BIOS Features --------------------------------------------------------
Flash BIOS Present
Green PC/Energy Star Not Present
BIOS32 Services Present
Plug and Play Support Present (version 1.0, 0 devices)
DMI Support Present
SMBIOS Support Present (version 2.3)
APM Support Present (version 1.2)
ACPI Support Present
ACFG Support Not Present
PCI IRQ Routing Table Present, faulty
ROM Modules ----------------------------------------------------------
Address Range Size Type PnP
C000h - CFFFh 64 KB SVGA BIOS
Plug and Play Devices ------------------------------------------------
No Plug and Play Devices Present
SMBIOS Information - BIOS Information --------------------------------
BIOS Vendor Compaq
BIOS Version 1.35
BIOS Release Date 12/05/1999
BIOS Start Segment F000h
BIOS ROM Size 512 KB
BIOS Characteristics -------------------------------------------------
- ISA Support - VL-VESA Support - Int 13h 3-"/720 KB
- MCA Support - ESCD Support - Int 13h 3-"/2.88 MB
- EISA Support - Boot from CD - Int 5h Print Screen
- PCI Support - Selectable Boot - Int 9h Keyboard
- PC Card (PCMCIA) Support - BIOS ROM Socketed - Int 14h Serial Serv.
- Plug and Play Support - Boot from PC Card - Int 17h Printer Serv
- APM Support - EDD Specification - Int 10h CGA/BW Video
- BIOS Upgradeable (Flash) - Int 13h 5-"/360KB - NEC PC-98
- BIOS Shadowing Allowed - Int 13h 5-"/1.2MB - Unknown
SMBIOS Information - BIOS Information --------------------------------
- ACPI Support
- USB Legacy Support
- AGP Support
- I2O Boot Support
- LS-120 Boot Support
- ATAPI ZIP Drive Boot Support
- 1394 Boot Support
- Smart Battery Support
- BIOS Boot Specification Support
- Function key-initiated Network Service Boot Support
- Enable Targeted Content Distribution
SMBIOS Information - System Information ------------------------------
System Manufacturer Compaq
Product Name Armada E500
Product Version
Product Serial Number 3J02DJC4C409
UUID 57D0A750-A190-1217-8E50-B6F4181DB8FA
Wake-up Type Power Switch
SMBIOS Information - Base Board Information --------------------------
Manufacturer Compaq
Product 05BC
Version
Serial Number
Asset Tag
Features None
Location in Chassis
Board Type Unknown (00)
SMBIOS Information - System Enclosure or Chassis ---------------------
Chassis Manufacturer Compaq
Chassis Type Notebook, Chassis lock present
Version
Serial Number 3J02DJC4C409
Asset Number
Boot-up State Safe
Power Supply State Safe
Thermal State Safe
Security Status External interface enabled
Height Unspecified
Power Cords Unspecified
SMBIOS Information - Processor Information ---------------------------
Socket Designation J1
Processor Type Central Processor
Processor Family Pentium II
Processor Manufacturer Intel
Processor Version Intel Pentium II
Voltage 1.8V
External Clock 66 MHz
Maximum Speed 366 MHz
Current Speed 366 MHz
Processor Status Enabled
Processor Upgrade Daughter Board
Serial Number
Asset Tag
Part Number
Advanced Power Management --------------------------------------------
Driver Version 1.2
Connection Version 1.2
CPU Idle Reduces Speed No
16-bit Prot. Mode Interface Yes
32-bit Prot. Mode Interface Yes
BIOS PM Disabled No
BIOS PM Disengaged No
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