Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:12:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Lost hibernate on 70CT
> Why did you change the BIOS version from 6.40 to 6.20??
> Original version on my 70CT is was 6.20
WARNING: 6.20 BIOS for the L70 only allows you to replace the HD with models
larger than 1.6GB and let you see the entire HD. 6.40 BIOS limits what the PC
can see to 1.6GB only! and prevents the use of larger HDs.
The reason for this was that originally, the L70s shipped with 1.6GB IBM HDs,
which were later replaced with Toshiba 1.6GB HDs, then later,
replaced with larger Toshiba HDs when production of 1.6GB Toshiba HDs
stopped.
Strangely, they didn't want the users to benefit from the larger
HDs, and thus released a BIOS that specifically prevents the L70
from seeing larger than 1.6GB on the HD inside.
Happily, any L70 user who does have a larger >1.6GB HD can downgrade the bios
to 6.20 and see the entire HD. Previous posts to this mailing list (see
archives) show that a few people happily saw a few hundred more MB since they
had 2.0GB HDs inside.
> Will it do any good if I upgrade to v 6.40, and what are the extra
> features(bugs) I will get??
If it doesn't have any problems now, no point in upgrading at all.
I suspect the only change (major one) is the 1.6GB limiter.
> I'm afraid of flashing the Libby BIOS, coz if it fails/hangs, then it's game
> over for my Libby (I think the BIOS eprom is soldered on the mainboard, so
> can't replace it with a good one..)
Better not touch it then. If you're not confident, far better not to cry
later. It is rather easy, but any mistake during the flashing process leaves
you with a 2lbs dead brick.
--
As for the hibernation, see Power Mgmt, in the control panels, to enable
'hibernation'. Assuming the BIOS settings are correct and everything else is
set to hibernate correctly (eg. Toshiba control panel).
d =)
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